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10TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSMAYJUNE2010NEWSTRENDSMAYJUNE2010OnMarch31PresidentBarackObamasignedthePreventAllCigaretteTrafck-ingPACTActwhichwillhelpcombatil-legalonlinecigarettesalesthathavelongbeensiphoningsalesromtraditionalre-tailshopsbycircumventingstatetaxes.Retailersandstategovernmentswhichhavesueredromlostsalesandtaxrev-enuesrespectivelywillbeneftromthelegislation.x1cByclosingthismassiveloop-holethePACTActessentiallyshutsdownInternetcigarettesmugglingandensuresthatNewYorkStatewillseethemillionsitisdueintaxrevenueromInternetcigarettesalesx1dsaysStateSenatorandDeputyMajorityLeaderJereyD.KleinD-BronxWestchester.ThePACTActimmediatelygavetheBureauoAlcoholTobaccoFirearmsandExplosivestheauthoritytoinspectdistributorsocigarettesandlevyapen-altyagainstthosewhoreuseinspection.OtherprovisionstakingeectinJune2010willMakeitafederaloffenseforanysellermakingatobaccosaleviatelephonethemailortheInternettoailtocomplywithallstatetaxlaws.Stateattorneysgeneralcannowseekinjunctiverelieandcivilpenaltiesagainstout-o-statesellerswhodistributeproducttoend-usersintheirstates.RequireInternetandotherremotesell-erstoveriyapurchaserx19sageandiden-tityandrequirethatthepersonacceptingdeliverymustveriytheirage.Prohibitcigarettesandsmokelesstobac-coproductsrombeingshippedthroughtheUnitedStatesPostalService.PriortothepassageoPACTNewYorkx19sDepartmentoTaxandFinancees-timatedthatthestatelosesbetween370millionand500millionromuntaxedInternettobaccosalesandthatNewYorkCitylosesbetween50millionand150million.Whatx19smoretheterroristorga-nizationHezbollahmayhaveproftedbyasmuchas1.5millionromthesaleoillegaltobaccobetween1996and2000accordingtoarecentGovernmentOfceoAccountabilityGAOreport.x1cThisnewlawwillgivestatesandlo-calitiesamajorrevenueboostbycrack-ingdownontheillegalsaleotobaccoandcloseamajorsourceofnancesorinternationalterroristsandcriminalsx1dsaysAnthonyD.WeinerD-BrooklynandQueensamemberotheHouseJudi-ciaryCommitteewhosponsoredthebill.PresidentsignsPACTActNewlawwillcurtailstatetobaccotaxevasion.TheFDACenterorTobaccoProductsan-nouncedApril7itwouldlaunchastake-holderlisteningseriesin2010sayingthesessionswillhelpitmoreeectivelyimplementtheTobaccoControlActbytakingulladvantageotheknowledgeideaseedbackandsuggestionsromallcommunitiesinterestedinandaectedbytobaccoproductregulation.Multiplestakeholderlisteningses-sionswillbeheldacrosstheUnitedStatesduringthenext12to18months.Thesessionswillbeorganizedaroundtheinterestsandperspectivesotobac-coproductregulationstakeholdercom-munitiesincludingPublichealthandadvocacygroupsStatelocalandtribalgroupsTobaccoindustrybusinessesandrepresentativesTobaccogrowersRetailestablishmentsMinorityhealthorganizationsAcademicandscienticorganizations.Eachsessionwillocusontopicsogreatestinteresttostakeholdercom-munitiesandwillincludepresentationsbytopicexpertsandtheFDA.Thepre-sentationswillbeollowedbyaacili-tateddiscussionamongparticipants.TheFDAwillpublishsummariesotheresultsoeachsession.PotentialtopicsorthesessionsmayincludeProvisionsandimplementationoftheTobaccoControlActPublichealthimpactsrelatedtotobaccoproductuseespeciallyamongyouthTobaccoproductcessationandnon-initiationstrategiesTobaccoproductregistrationandingredientlistingsTobaccoproductlabelingmarketingandusebyethnicandminoritygroupsMarketingandadvertisingoftobaccoproductsSmalltobaccobusinessesandretailersx19understandingoprovisionsoandcompliancewiththeTobaccoControlActImportandexportprovisionsoftheTobaccoControlActDevelopmentoftobaccoproductstandards.TheFDAwilldevelopandpublishascheduleorthestakeholderlisteningse-riesinthecomingmonths.Stakeholderswillbenotifedotheschedulewhenpub-lishedandareencouragedtovisitwww.da.govtobaccoandsign-uporitse-mailnotifcationserviceorregularupdates.TheFDAx19sstakeholderlisteningsessionswillsoliciteedbackromtobac-cooutletownersamongothergroups.FDAPlansListeningSeriesAstakeholderlisteningserieswillprovidex1cknowledgeideasfeedbackandsuggestions.x1d