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SICPATRACE FCTC
SECURING THE FUTURE OF TOBACCO CONTROL
The growth in the illicit trade in tobacco products remains a worrying worldwide phenomenon as it provides an enduring source of funding for organized crime and terrorist activities; these potential threats must be acknowledged and tackled as a national and international priority.
The moment your country commits to the FCTC Protocol, our team of scientists and engineers are ready to provide a scalable solution based on modular architecture for tobacco control that is fully compliant with the FCTC Protocol and enables your government to reduce illicit trade and increase tax revenue.
SICPATRACE® is an evolving and proven solution for marking and tracing sensitive goods as well as tobacco products:
- Ensuring compliance with regulations
- Enhancing public health
- Optimizing tax revenues
- Facilitating trusted trade
SICPATRACE® FCTC module has been developed to be fully compliant with the FCTC protocol:
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DISTRIBUTION TRACK & TRACE
• Shipment data collection
• Interoperable open architecture (GS1 and EPCIS Standards)
• Compliant with FCTC, WCO & international regulations
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CONSUMER VERIFICATION
• Connect & engage with citizens
• Help consumers identify illicit cigarettes, which can be even more harmful than legal ones
• Detect hot spots of suspicious goods
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INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT
• Inspection resources optimization
• Enforceable evidence of non compliance collected from the field
• Enrich risk analysis system with valuable field data
BEST PRACTICES TO OPTIMALLY IMPLEMENT THE FCTC PROTOCOL IN YOUR COUNTRY
Best practice #1
TRACKING AND TRACING BASED ON SECURE AND SERIALIZED TAX STAMP
Where should the different components of the unique identification marking be applied?
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UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
Unique Identifier (UID) pre-printed on the tax stamp, in machine-readable form (2D barcode) and humanreadable text (alphanumeric string)
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PRODUCT INFORMATION
Information on the product available at the time of manufacturing. Can be printed in machine-readable and/or human-readable form:
(a) date and location of manufacture;
(b) manufacturing facility;
(f) the intended market of retail sale;
(g) product description.
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SHIPMENT AND INVOICING INFORMATION
Information available at the time of manufacturing or at time of shipment. Can be made accessible via a link to the national repository, using UIM1 as a key:
(c) machine used to manufacture tobacco products;
(d) production shift or time of manufacture;
(e) the name, invoice, order number and payment records of the first customer who is not affiliated with the manufacturer;
(h) any warehousing and shipping;
(i) the identity of any known subsequent purchaser;
(j) the intended shipment route, the shipment date, shipment destination, point of departure and consignee.
Best practice #2
TRACKING AND TRACING BASED ON SECURED DIRECT MARKING
Where should the different components of the unique identification marking be applied?
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UNIQUE IDENTIFIER
Unique Identifier (UID), in machinereadable form (2D barcode) and human-readable text (alphanumeric string)
✕
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Information on the product available at the time of manufacturing. Can be printed in machine-readable and/or human-readable form:
(a) date and location of manufacture;
(b) manufacturing facility;
(f) the intended market of retail sale;
(g) product description.
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SHIPMENT AND INVOICING INFORMATION
Information available at the time of manufacturing or at time of shipment. Can be made accessible via a link to the national repository, using UIM1 as a key:
(c) machine used to manufacture tobacco products;
(d) production shift or time of manufacture;
(e) the name, invoice, order number and payment records of the first customer who is not affiliated with the manufacturer;
(h) any warehousing and shipping;
(i) the identity of any known subsequent purchaser;
(j) the intended shipment route, the shipment date, shipment destination, point of departure and consignee.
SICPA, YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER FOR GLOBAL FCTC PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION
If you have any questions, please contact us at security.solutions@sicpa.com
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