Notable changes in Article 17 text over time INB3 version: For the purpose of eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products, the Parties [may] / [ should ] [consider adopting] / [ shall adopt ] such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to authorize competent authorities to levy an amount equivalent to lost taxes and duties from the producer, manufacturer, importer or exporter of seized tobacco, [genuine] tobacco products or equipment used in the production of tobacco products [ , if the violation has occurred within the rules provided in the Protocol .] [emphasis in bold as per the INB3 draft] Final Protocol text: Parties should, in accordance with their domestic law, consider adopting such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to authorize competent authorities to levy an amount proportionate to lost taxes and duties from the producer, manufacturer, distributor, importer or exporter of seized tobacco, tobacco products and/or manufacturing equipment. [underlined emphasis added by the authors]17 123 At INB5, the Brazilian Chief Delegate asked where the language of Article 17 had come from and specifically whether it had come from agreements between the industry and some countries, noting that The language was weak and contained so many conditionalities that Parties would be able to avoid implementing it, and argued that the article should therefore be deleted.73 Following a discussion with other delegates, Chairperson Ian Walton-George replied that the procedure to be followed would be determined by the country concerned
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