World Health Organization Publication : Year 2003 ; Issue 9241591013: World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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FOREWORD The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization. The FCTC is an evidencebased treaty that reaffirms the right of all people to the highest standard of health. The FCTC represents a paradigm shift in developing a regulatory strategy to address addictive substances; in contrast to previous drug control treaties, the FCTC asserts the importance of demand reduction strategies as well as supply issues. The FCTC was developed in response to the globalization of the tobacco epidemic. The spread of the tobacco epidemic is facilitated through a variety of complex factors with cross-border effects, including trade liberalization and direct foreign investment. Other factors such as global marketing, transnational tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and the international movement of contraband and counterfeit cigarettes have also contributed to the explosive increase in tobacco use. From the first preambular paragraph, which states that the “Parties to this Convention [are] determined to give priority to their right to protect public health”, the FCTC is a global trend-setter.

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Table of Contents Foreword .........................................................................................................................v WHO FCTC text.............................................................................................................1 Preamble..........................................................................................................................1 Part I: Introduction..............................................................................................4 Article 1 Use of terms ...............................................................................................4 Article 2 Relationship between this Convention and other agreements and legal instruments .................................................................................5 Part II: Objective, guiding principles and general obligations ..........................5 Article 3 Objective....................................................................................................5 Article 4 Guiding Principles......................................................................................5 Article 5 General Obligations ...................................................................................7 Part III: Measures relating to the reduction of demand for tobacco ................................................................................................7 Article 6 Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco.........................7 Article 7 Non-price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco..............................8 Article 8 Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke ..............................................8 Article 9 Regulation of the contents of tobacco products .........................................9 Article 10 Regulation of tobacco product disclosures.................................................9 Article 11 Packaging and labelling of tobacco products .............................................9 Article 12 Education, communication, training and public awareness .....................10 Article 13 Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship....................................11 Article 14 Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation ............................................................................................13 Part IV: Measures relating to the reduction of the supply of tobacco..............13 Article 15 Illicit trade in tobacco products................................................................13 Article 16 Sales to and by minors .............................................................................15 Article 17 Provision of support for economically viable alternative activities .................................................................................16 Part V: Protection of the environment...............................................................16 Article 18 Protection of the environment and the health of persons .........................16 Part VI: Questions related to liability .................................................................17 Article 19 Liability....................................................................................................17 Part VII: Scientific and technical cooperation and communication of information.........................................................................................17 Article 20 Research, surveillance and exchange of information...............................17 Article 21 Reporting and exchange of information...................................................19 Article 22 Cooperation in the scientific, technical and legal fields and provision of related expertise ............................................................20 Part VIII: Institutional arrangements and financial resources..........................

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