Four cooperation agreements are currently in force between the Member States and the EU and, respectively, Philip Morris International (PMI), Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Imperial Tobacco Limited (ITL) and British American Tobacco (BAT).The agreement with PMI is due to expire in July 2016 and requires the parties to meet soon with a view to exploring whether this cooperation agreement should be renewed.
Momenteel bestaan er vier samenwerkingsovereenkomsten tussen de lidstaten en de EU enerzijds, en Philip Morris International (PMI), Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Imperial Tobacco Limited (ITL) en British American Tobacco (BAT) anderzijds.Het akkoord met PMI loopt in juli 2016 af en bepaalt dat de partijen op korte termijn bij elkaar komen om te bekijken of deze samenwerkingsovereenkomst al dan niet wordt verlengd.