煙草在線據(jù)《耶路撒冷郵報(bào)》報(bào)道編譯　　以色列衛(wèi)生部長(zhǎng)12月25日表示，以色列簽署了一個(gè)防止非法煙草貿(mào)易的國(guó)際議定書(shū)。

　　以色列駐聯(lián)合國(guó)大使普羅索爾代表以色列簽署了這個(gè)議定書(shū)，作為世界衛(wèi)生組織《煙草控制框架公約》的一個(gè)補(bǔ)充。以色列與另外176個(gè)國(guó)家在幾年前批準(zhǔn)了這項(xiàng)公約。

　　衛(wèi)生部認(rèn)為煙草非法貿(mào)易是一個(gè)全球性問(wèn)題，因?yàn)榉欠ㄙQ(mào)易利益被用來(lái)資助真主黨這樣的恐怖組織和其他犯罪組織，并被用來(lái)洗錢。衛(wèi)生部稱，煙草走私還會(huì)減少合法稅收收入，影響降低吸煙率的努力，并對(duì)人們產(chǎn)生致命的影響。

　　該議定書(shū)可以聯(lián)合國(guó)際力量，通過(guò)加強(qiáng)合法煙草供應(yīng)貿(mào)易方面的安全性，打擊煙草走私。該議定書(shū)將要求記錄和跟蹤這方面的供應(yīng)情況，以使當(dāng)局能夠確定非法煙草的生產(chǎn)地點(diǎn)和目標(biāo)銷售地點(diǎn)。此外，將給“合法”煙草商頒發(fā)許可證，并限制網(wǎng)絡(luò)銷售煙草制品。該議定書(shū)的簽約國(guó)可以交換信息和引渡違反者。

　　以色列是簽署該議定書(shū)的第43個(gè)國(guó)家（包括歐盟）。但是，由于煙草游說(shuō)組織在聯(lián)邦政府內(nèi)游說(shuō)，美國(guó)甚至還沒(méi)有簽署《煙草控制框架公約》。

　　既然以色列已經(jīng)簽署了該議定書(shū)，就必須通過(guò)立法，執(zhí)行該議定書(shū)的規(guī)定，然后批準(zhǔn)立法。

　　衛(wèi)生部表示，除了打擊走私和減少使用非法資金資助恐怖組織的情況，該議定書(shū)還將幫助以色列更好地實(shí)施有關(guān)煙草制品廣告和營(yíng)銷方面的限制措施。

　　目前，以色列議會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)委員會(huì)正在為煙草非法貿(mào)易提案的二讀和三讀做準(zhǔn)備。該提案將修訂廣告限制措施，并限制煙草制品的營(yíng)銷。但是，衛(wèi)生部尚未關(guān)閉公共建筑內(nèi)的合法吸煙室——大多數(shù)發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家都已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了吸煙室，迫使吸煙者到室外吸煙。

Israel Becomes 42nd Country to Sign International Protocol against Tobacco Smuggling

　　Israel has joined an international protocol for the prevention of illegal tobacco traffic, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

　　Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor signed the protocol on behalf of the state, as an addition to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which Israel ratified several years ago along with 176 other states.

　　The ministry called illegal trade in tobacco a worldwide problem, as the proceeds are used to fund terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and other criminal organizations, as well as in money laundering. Such smuggling also leads to the loss of legitimate tax income and harms the effort to reduce smoking and its deadly effects on the population, the ministry said.

　　The protocol makes it possible to combine international efforts to fight tobacco smuggling by increasing security in the trade of legal tobacco supplies. It will require that such supplies be marked and followed up so the authorities can identify where they were produced and where they are supposed to be sold. In addition, there will be licensing for "legitimate" tobacco merchants, and the sale of tobacco products on the Internet will be restricted. The signatories of the protocol can exchange information and extradite violators.

　　Israel is the 42nd country - including European Union nations - to sign the protocol. The US, however, has not yet signed even the FCTC due to tobacco lobbying in the federal government.

　　Now that Israel has signed, it must pass legislation to suit the protocol's instructions, and then ratify that legislation.

　　In addition to fighting smuggling and reducing the use of illegal funds for terror organizations, the protocol will help Israel better enforce limitations on the advertising and marketing of tobacco products, the ministry said.

　　The Knesset Economics Committee is currently preparing a bill on the subject for second and third readings. The bill would amend the limitation of advertising and would limit the marketing of tobacco products. However, the ministry has not yet managed to close down legal smoking rooms in public buildings - something the vast majority of advanced countries have already done, forcing smokers to go outdoors to light up. Enditem