2008 International Conference on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Product

2008 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

ON ILLICIT TRADE IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Venue: Howard International House TaipeiMeeting Room 103(1F, No. 30, Sec. 3, Xinsheng South Road, Taipei, Taiwan)

Friday, 1 August 2008

08:30 ~ 09:00 Registration 09:00 ~ 09:10 Opening Ceremony09:10 ~ 12:30 Session I: Experiences of Law Enforcement against Illicit Trade

Chairperson: Ms. Mei-ling Hsiao (Director General of Bureau of Health Promotion, Department of Health, R.O.C.)

Speakers:　　　Mr. Celso P. Templo (Deputy Commisioner, Intelligence & Enforcement Group, Bureau of Customs, Philippines)

Illicit Trafficking of Cigarettes in the Philippines

Dr. David Cowling & Dr. Hao Tang (California Department of Public Health, U.S.A.)

California’s Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act, Tax Stamp Law, and Their Impact on Smuggling and Other Tax Evasion Activities

Mr. James Kugyul Bae (Section Chief, Investigation SectionⅢ,　Incheon Main Customs, Korea)

Regional Investigation Collaboration

Mr. Chea Samnang (Custom Officer of Customs and Exercise Department, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Cambodia)

Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products in Cambodia

ACWH (presented by Mr. Ding Jin)

Combating against Tobacco Smuggling: Taiwan’s Experience

12:30 ~ 13:30 Lunch Break13:30 ~ 15:20 Session II-a: Regulatory Mechanism and State Obligations

Chairperson: Professor Tsai-yu Lin (Professor of Soochow University, Taiwan)

Speakers: Mr. Luk Joossens (Senior Policy Advisor, FCA, )

Markings and Tracing of Tobacco Products

 Mr. Benn McGrady (Legal Policy Adviser of VicHealth Centre for Tobacco Control, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia)

Illicit Trade: Tracking and Tracing of Tobacco Products and the World Trade Organization

15:20 ~ 15:35 Coffee Break15:35 ~ 17:30 Session II-b: Regulatory Mechanism and State Obligations

 Chairperson: Professor Tsai-yu Lin (Professor of Soochow University, Taiwan)

 Speakers: Professor Pei-kan Yang (Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Financial and Economic Law, Feng Chia University, Taiwan )

Exploring a Tentative Concept of “Licensed Smoking House”: Can It Be a Pilot Regulatory Scheme towards a More Comprehensive Protection from Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke?

 Professor Chuan-feng Wu (Assistant Research Fellow, Academia Sinica)

The Right to Health Dimension of State Responsibility in Tobacco Control

18:30 ~ 20:30 Dinner Party

 Venue: Yangtse River

The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei

(3F, No. 160, Sec. 3, Ren Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan)

Saturday, 2 August 200808:30 ~ 10:20 Session III-a: International Cooperation and Trade Aspect of Tobacco Product

 Chairperson: Professor Chang-fa Lo (Professor of National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

 Speakers:

 Professor Chang-fa Lo (Professor of National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

Tobacco Companies Assisting Government Agencies in Fighting against Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products: Regulating the Cooperative Relations in the Protocol

 Professor Tsai-yu Lin (Professor of Soochow University, Taiwan)

Exploring a Modest Balance for Trade in Tobacco, Anti-Tobacco Smuggling and Health Consideration: in light of Dominican Republic- Cigarettes Case

10:20 ~ 10:35 Coffee Break10:35 ~ 12:30 Session III-b: International Cooperation and Trade Aspect of Tobacco Product

 Chairperson: Professor Chang-fa Lo (Professor of National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

 Speakers: Dr. Yumiko Mochizuki-Kobayashi (Project Leader of Tobacco Control Policy Project at National Cancer Center (NCC) Research Institute, Japan)

Health over Trade: Tobacco Issues in the World and Japan

 Dr. Andrew Mitchell (Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, Australia) & Ms. Sarah Kemeny (video conference)

Take My Breath Away: Free Trade, Public Health and Tobacco Control

Contact persons:

Ms. Kuan-Chieh (Jo) Chen　Mobile: +886-961-059-113Email: R95a21054@ntu.edu.tw

Ms. Jia-huey (Frances) Lin　Mobile: +886-919-241-521Email: r95a21033@ntu.edu.tw