# Council Decision (EU) 2016/1749 of 17 June 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, with the exception of its provisions falling within the scope of Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Division 2.1

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The EU has exclusive competence to act with respect to the matters covered by the FCTC Protocol that fall under the scope of the common commercial policy of the EU (Article 207 TFEU).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1749/annex/division/DECLARATION/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1749/annex/division-DECLARATION/division-2/division-2.1
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