FCTC/MOP/1/6 Progress towards the entry into force of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
Report by the Convention Secretariat

Overview
First session
Geneva, Switzerland, 8−10 October 2018
Provisional agenda item 3
This report summarizes the main activities conducted by the Convention Secretariat in relation to the
Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (Protocol) between the seventh and eighth
sessions of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC. It includes: a) an update on the status of
the Protocol; b) activities carried out to promote entry into force of the Protocol; and c) the work of the
Panel of Experts on the Protocol.