MODIFICATION
AGREEMENT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY OF NEW MEMBER STATES FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS
dated as of
[], 2012
to
ANTI-CONTRABAND AND ANTI -COUNTERFEIT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL
RELEASE
dated as of
July 9, 2004
among
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC.,
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS INC.,
PHILIP MORRIS DUTY FREE INC., and PHILIP MORRIS WORLD TRADE
SARL
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY REPRESENTED BY THE EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
AND
EACH MEMBER STATE LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES THERETO
This Modification Agreement Concerning Eligibility of New
Member States for Supplemental Payments and Related Matters (the
Modification Agreement ) is made between Philip Morris
International Inc., PMPI LLC (as successor to Philip Morris
Products Inc.), Philip Morris World Trade SARL (collectively
"Philip Morris International"), Philip Morris Duty Free
Inc., an affiliate of Altria Group, Inc., the European Union
represented by the European Commission and each Member State of
the European Union party to the Cooperation Agreement dated 9
July 2004 (the Cooperation Agreement) (together, the
Parties).
The Parties hereby agree as follows:
Article 1. Amendments.
The following amendments shall be made to the Cooperation
Agreement:
Article 1 Definitions
1. The definition of "Baseline Amount" is
amended by
(a) replacing the phrase "90 million Cigarettes"
with the phrase "450 million Philip Morris
Cigarettes";
(b) striking the words "which is half of the total
combined Contraband Philip Morris Cigarettes seized by the Member
States who were Member States on January 1, 2004, during the
calendar years ended December 31, 2001, and December 31,
2002";
(c) striking the phrase "(s) and" so that the the
final sentence of the definition reads "The Baseline Amount
may be amended pursuant to Section 4.01 (t) of this
Agreement".
Article 4
Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Cooperation
1. Clause (ii) of Section 4.01(f) is amended to delete the
phrase "that were Member States on January 1,
2004."
2. Clause (ii) of Section 4.01(g) is amended to delete the
phrase "that were Member States on January 1,
2004."
3. Sections 4.01(o), (p), (q), and (s) are stricken in their
entirety.
4. A new Section 4.01(tt) is added:
"If, in any calendar year, seizures in New Member States
that qualify for Supplemental Payments under subsections (f) and
(g) above are higher than a multiple of the annual average of all
New Member State seizures of Philip Morris Cigarettes between
2008 and 2011, Philip Morris International and the EC shall meet
as soon as practicable to discuss the adoption of appropriate
measures to ensure the continued functioning of the Agreement,
including, if necessary, the amendment or suspension of Philip
Morris International's obligations under Article 4 with respect
to New Member States."
Article 2. Effective
date.
This Modification Agreement shall come into effect the day the
signature pages of all Parties are exchanged between Philip
Morris International, Philip Morris Duty Free, Inc. and the
Relevant Administrations. Upon entry into effect, the Parties
shall apply this Modification Agreement retroactively to 1 July
2012 for all purposes, including seizures that occur on or after
1 July 2012 and qualification under the new baseline amount,
which shall de deemed modified as of 1 July 2012.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this
agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
officers as of the effective date of this Modification
Agreement.