1 -4- 305 760 43584 V 5 _ql,T By:jiom-t ToWlco LID 4 XARKET I XG M Gommont Gou"MOMM of can&da du c4ro" e"l- A;-- 4 news release Alt, DX* ApdI k IM Fwmwua T--*-m 92-031 GOWANMR14T ANNOUNCES FURTHER MVAQUR~M To COUNTRRACT TOBACCO 9MUGGLING Reverrae Minis= Otto lWmek SolScitw General Doug Lmh and Flom= bfimis~ Don MaZankow%M today "ne-rw-M .,MMnr-I M -,l4 mt m, to C4WgC=a tobe= SMUCeing UW adjustme= to dic iddadves an FeWunj M 1997- The =w measures result from &sansions beAwe= the -a the tobs- mamfac;M=6 Canadim and US. duzy free zbqx, and banded warehouse operatm. Tba- zoeasnrcs we clesigned to belp Lm --- - ag=ics be= contain tawggling while at the am 0= presemns the Legitimate, expat nz*d for =,-mzfw--n,em Tocky's amotmcmnent, indudes the Mowing cm )Am*Jnrs M&Mngs on tobwo pm&vu to Identify tax-Wd a3 distinct ftern non-bm-pald Pro6jets Will be strengtbened sipficantly. cmrway, t manufaxw-s am required to kulimte an pacimp b= strips dat federal excise duties barve been paid = pro&vu fbr tak In the domestic nuftel. or VW produict; we nm for s4v in Ca-d- Under tbt new marldng proyWaLg, for non-tax-pald sales in Canads ruch as dmugh C*u&n &* frft Ow*& ft war& .Duty Not Paid Canada' will be printed in owaLsting colours on the " of dr- pacicage iwX In ft cut of acpcm of bt=ds *Acb we Wm sold in Canada the wor& 'Not fbr Sale in C4=K1z' wJ31 be ptin on the peckap Procluct Idenffir-tion Cocks AS L MCWS of lissizdag law eaforcenmrlt, attricift with buking and C=rcUing the flow of Mcit iobw= Fw&=LL, wbwA= nmuftctnrers wW place 10-Af-ifil-n coda aa can=s of C~zmcfl= brxm& sold We do diny-free and cxpw -dw- CD -J2 Ul co --j BATCO document for Province of BritiSh Columbia 19 April 1999 SU~-, BY: IV7-~ I AL TOFI;CCul LTD ; 4 - 22-32 --11:3WLV URKETING H-4- 305 715C, 43-58;; W 5 Wintry under-14mrs Tobwoo --nfw-er bm apted to make every cfD= to easm tW apomd tobw= products = d*rcred to bona dde wholeakn and nftg= in the United SWL-A and otha ccamtim Nty Fme Show Czaadian mid m*Jor US. lazd-border duty free diolm bt" &V=d to E=ft saSes ef Cxu4m and U.S. tobacco pmdwb,- cA---urft with the pcr=Ws --f 1#1-- to Lmpoct S=h protN:Vow carLad, an &"d~' '04 tsx-*W basis (eg. for Cig , -it, taw will be limItta(M ~ , . -,~VmOiEEWM Saks of Mbacco roduMs VM be Matted to -mxls~~., -ho provkIc ~~WYWIC~ out &,q boma to *wd - f have &beady spew - 43 boars or more outsWc of Cxnda Simiiar limits will aply to ules of QmWlan and imported toba= prodimts by Canadian &kport &V free shops amd cefladim Ak calriers. Bonded vrsA-1mx=es will also be p-"4'W to hoLd imporW tobwco prodact: duty- and uz-fmc for salt to duty ti= shops or for export. 00 W Duty-pme Salts in N"A& Toba= r-11-ran will be allowed to SpPolm ow exclmivr- disidbutor who wM be Permitted to op= a boading wmeboom ibc sales of day- and tax-free tobacco pa4wU to dlplomats in CwndsL SWWA caaftols and reporting =qdu=cnts will be impoW ca das dIjaihftr to =s= the =-fivc toba= prodo= we llm~ to dijibl~ mcz*m of the diph=adc -,,;ty. Sales by bm&d warebown to 4*n for s*s' nosm wM be limited to reamnLMe qaaniW- for =szvopdon by puscalm ud =w durm ft voyage- FidlormMem mid pcnafties Mr. jcri aim ...M.A!~3.today tha he will soon be 3ecking P=Rz=tary &;Vroyd for an n=- to ft adminal fams levied under ft eN,---a Act for muttling from the cu== mud[= of SMOM to a =W== of S20DAW. Furd3cr to the MinIsters 1=== last fall an aduinizft2dva panaI6= apina bkWdxzls who att=pt to ==U$e toba= producm W Minck sanouuced tha4 effccirvic today, du= pecAties will be Womwed by an aM6ooA 33 per ecot. LP4 C) Furthcw=r, Custams is =b=uzdzlly Incz=ing its canirvis om The distributim Of duty- and um-b= tobacm prodo= and is uqpinz up in cafmcenunt ffism at todes Ln CO --j BATCO document for Province of British Columbia 19 April 1999 SD.7 BY: IMPISR LAL TO BACCO LD : 4-22-32 ; 11 :36-1d XAZIMING H-4- 305 760 4W*-V V 5 3 . =my. A signVicant number of ad6fiong Off will soon be Iti tmd pmu a=u de to ibe ROO ad C-ads C=o= to b-Ip Ln Odl effad- The addidocal Canada Q*=, offic= will be used to iwrtm c-&nL lmd ,z,dU= al bmkr =$imp 1W w= pmvlaxly staffed on a H-ftlul h&&L% Add WM assbi in %=ndary huy~ of vcWcl- =Uing the bocd-, S,,,,tw C,=rd JzU UK -rbe extra RCW OfE= WIN fbmt exclu"Y caa=Uhq orp=cd criml -OU11al -vib-' 7 bc= new yrzources VAII SUb=W&nY dbe level of =f""--A of boch exi=ng and new prvid= idmed at detcaing =m9grzat 'Of CiPMICS 00 Odw tab*= products low C=ad, Mr. Lewis alm namd d= the gavcmnent would be. ccnsidering UnMding ft P=N& of =W pvyWow of ft CnmkW Code go LwJude; xnvating as = =w=me - ahaw*_ j= wid giow ft police to mom tu=vety combal --&&n by creating tM-4d r=xwwt to $gin me profitt ftm tobacoo -tWng Miniger Jdi=k said. 11M AMdond m-- will 9(- - law agagie, tk took they need to apMb=d those Involved in tW1 crialbW acdvitY~' P-cise Tax an P-M-A Tobe= Mr. Mzz~~ m6cated Lvzu he intends to pmceod with lepUtim to lnng=cnL Gz excise = an exported lob&= pioducts vW toba= products for sale In duty free sbop as malined In tie Nod= of Ways and Me= Mo6m uibled in Padiunc= od Fels my 12. 1992. However, In view of I= undertaldogs proAded by M=&c==s and ffistalutor; of toba= producu to put in pb= new , 11 g . salm c-frol poMcz and otber measums to usist In redw.Lng =Uliog and o0= smkx of non-tax-paid tobacm proUtt, Me ;0vanmM Is 0"K-Orq colkctlon of d= arport JW6 "itiftrity wA hmmver. be pwnded in cwft to qply the expot tax by Order of d= Govemor in Comcil Mr. Jelinek added "I sbacd very clearly on February 12th tat we would contimr. W look fbr bect ways to combaL dz unug;ft prubLcm in coopetation with the tobacco hWustry. Mmmth ibese munnts announced today. we bave fouad an effective way to kaa cxporm Siviag lxw cafmvesnest atencles, a powaftl weapon in dicir fi& against smagecM., To assist the in mpuadng qWddy to chw~&z rr4)rcsc:w,srivc& of USc tobacco mandad , - , memben of the RCMF, and officials of Ln Rcvmm Cinmik Casionz mid Excim and Fmx= Caultd, will Tacet an a regular basis co to useu the cfkctm=css of d= MeaJZML These &BOUSaiw=6 Will Mig thC -_j Xn- BATCO document for Province of British Columbia 19 April 1999