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This chapter provides the introduction to the book. It sets out the context of the topic and explains the research presented in this book, the relevant legal framework and institutional actors as well as the methodology of the research. The chapter explains the structure of the book and provides brief summaries of each chapter.
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Oude Breuil et al. (this volume), Sect. 3.2.5.
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This will become clear in the research presented in this book, see Chaps. 2–9. See also: EU Commission, ‘Stepping up the fight against cigarette smuggling and other forms of illicit trade in tobacco products - A comprehensive EU Strategy’ (Communication) COM (2013) 324 final, 11–16; Gruszczynski (2013), p. 96.
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WHO (World Health Organization) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) adopted on 21 May 2003.
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Parties to the WHO (World Health Organization) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) www.who.int/fctc/cop/en, accessed 29 April 2021.
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The list of State Parties, https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IX-4-a&chapter=9&clang=_en, accessed 29 April 2021.
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Bundestag document No 19/17630, p. 11.
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Tosza, S., Vervaele, J.A.E. (2022). Introduction. In: Tosza, S., Vervaele, J.A.E. (eds) Combatting Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67802-9_1
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