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Comments of Philip Morris International and Philip Morris Incorporated regarding the International Conference on Illicit Tobacco Trade (ICITT) July 30 to August 1, 2002 (PDF) 

We understand that private parties will have a limited role at the conference.

Nonetheless we believe it may be beneficial to the discussion for us to outline our views on the three main issues to be discussed – tracking and tracing, licensing and recordkeeping and information sharing. We also want to confirm our willingness to support governments in their fight against illegal trading in cigarettes and to describe the steps we have taken both internally and in conjunction with governments to try to ensure that our products reach their intended destination and are not illegally diverted.

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