WELCOME TO ACWH

2008 International Conference on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products


Venue: Howard International House Taipei

Meeting 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 Ceremony

09:10 ~ 12:30

  Session I: Experiences of Law Enforcement against Illicit Trade

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

Ø   Speakers:

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


Ÿ  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

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

Regional Investigation Collaboration

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

Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products in Cambodia

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 ACWH (presented by Mr. Ding Jin)

  Combating against Tobacco Smuggling: Taiwan’s Experience


12:30 ~ 13:30


 Lunch Break


13:30 ~ 15:20

 Session II-a: Regulatory Mechanism and State Obligations

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

Ø   Speakers:

Ÿ  Mr. Luk Joossens (Senior Policy Advisor, FCA, )

Ÿ  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 Break

15:35 ~ 17:30


 Session II-b: Regulatory Mechanism and State Obligations

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

Ø   Speakers:

Ÿ  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?

Ÿ  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

Ø   Venue: Yangtse River

 The Howard Plaza Hotel Taipei


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


  

Saturday, 2 August 2008


08:30 ~ 10:20


 Session III-a: International Cooperation and Trade Aspect of Tobacco Product

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

Ø   Speakers:

Ÿ  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

Ÿ  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 Break


10:35 ~ 12:30

Session III-b: International Cooperation and Trade Aspect of Tobacco Product

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

Ø   Speakers:

Ÿ  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

Ÿ  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