Article 19
Article - Reports
- C421 - Measures on criminal liability contained in the tobacco control legislation
- C422 - Separate liability provisions on tobacco control outside of the tobacco control legislation exist
- C423 - Civil liability measures that are specific to tobacco control exist
- C424 - Civil liability measures that could apply to tobacco control exist
- C425 - Civil or criminal liability provisions that provide for compensation exist
- C426 - Criminal and/or civil liability action launched by any person
- C427 - Actions taken against the tobacco industry on reimbursement of costs related to tobacco use
- C428 - Progress made in implementing Article 19
- C429 - Additional information concerning liability
Documents
- Tobacco Control Toolkit
- 1. Scenario 1: Facilitating Access to Justice through Collective Action Addendum
- 1A. Boxes 2, 6 & 7: Are tobacco claims eligible for determination in a class action?
- 1B. Boxes 3, 4 & 5: Different models of class actions (resolving causation for individual claimants)
- 1C. Boxes 7 & 8: Key Features of Class Actions (For countries considering adopting them)
- 2. Scenario 2: Facilitating Access to Justice of Victims of Tobacco Related Disease Addendum
- 2A. Box 2: Substantive Defences of the Tobacco Industry to Claims for Compensation
- 2B. Box 3: Extending Limitation Periods
- 2C. Box 4: Proving Causation on the Basis of Statistical Evidence (Solely)
- 2D. Box 5: Establishing which of several defendants caused the injury and recovering against any one of them
- 2E. Box 6: Burden of Proof
- 3. Scenario 3: Health Care Cost Recovery Addendum
- 3A. Boxes 4-8: Main Features of Enabling Legislation
- 3B. Box 10: Action Using General Health Care Cost Recovery Legislation
- 3C. Box 11, 12 & 13: Litigation Without Enabling Legislation
- 4. Scenario 4: Enforcing Tobacco Control Laws, or General Laws Relevant to Tobacco, Including Injunctive Relief Addendum
- 4A. Box 1-2: Enforcement of General Laws Relevant to General Tobacco: An International Overview
- 4B. Box 3: Enforcement Action by Non-State Actors (Individuals and Organizations)
- 4C. Box 5: Simplified Rules of Procedure and Evidence to Facilitate Enforcement Action
- 4D. Box 6: Standing
- 4E. Box 7: Amend laws to include enforcement mechanisms, including proportionate sanctions
Article - Updates
- The Netherlands: Four tobacco companies fined 82 million euros by Dutch competition watchdog
- Brazil sues tobacco companies
- Sri Lanka: tobacco company requested to pay compensation
- Republic of Moldova: new comprehensive tobacco legislation adopted by the Parliament
- Quebec, Canada: $15.5-billion ruling against three tobacco companies