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Article 5
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October 24, 2016
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Article - Reports
C111 - Comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategy
C112 - Tobacco control included in national health strategies
C113 - Any aspect of tobacco referred in any national strategy
C114a - Focal point for tobacco control
C114b - Tobacco control unit
C114c - National coordinating mechanism for tobacco control
C115 - Details on focal point for tobacco control, tobacco control unit and national coordinating mechanism for tobacco control
C116 - Progress made in implementing Article 5.1 and Article 5.2
C117 - Additional information concerning general obligations
C121 - Interference by the tobacco industry
C122 - Public access to a wide range of information on the tobacco industry
C123 - Details on the protection of public health policies
C124 - Progress made in protection of public health policies
C125 - Use of guidelines on Article 5.3
C126 - Details on the use of implementation guidelines
C127 - Additional information concerning protection of public health policies
Documents
Tobacco Control Playbook 2019 - WHO Regional Office for Europe
Multisectoral coordination to address NCDs through law: Good practices from the Western Pacific Region 2020
Indicators of tobacco industry interference
Selling addiction: Tobacco industry transition to new products
Tobacco industry: decades of deception and duplicity
Tobacco industry tactics
Tobacco industry tactics: tax policies
Tobacco industry tactics: packaging and labelling
Tobacco industry tactics: advertising, promotion and sponsorship
Tobacco industry tactics: smoke-free environments
Model policy for agencies of the United Nations system on preventing tobacco industry interference
Article 5.3 and international tobacco industry interference - report commissioned by the Convention Secretariat
Note Verbale of the Convention Secretariat of 19 September 2014 on issues related to Article 5.3 and its guidelines (covering the pre-COP6 meeting organized by ITIC)
Note Verbale of the Convention Secretariat of 28 April 2016 on nomination of delegates to COP7 and subsidiary body meetings
Note Verbale of the Convention Secretariat of 4 March 2016 on tobacco industry interference on the tracking and tracing systems (including reference to regional meetings organized by ITIC)
Note Verbale of the Convention Secretariat of 4 March 2016 on tobacco industry interference on the tracking and tracing systems (including reference to regional meetings organized by ITIC) - French version
Resources on Article 5.3 compiled by Corporate Accountability International
UN agencies and tobacco industry interference - examples of good practices from UN agencies (document jointly elaborated by the Convention Secretariat and WHO)
UNDP brief on tobacco control for health and development (2013) - in relation to Article 5
WHO Guidelines for Responding to Requests Made by the Tobacco Industry to Meet with WHO
Guide for Parties to the WHO FCTC on How to Conduct Tobacco Industry Monitoring - Arabic
English
Chinese
French
Russian
Spanish
"We need to fight against the tobacco industry" Prof. Dr. Toker Ergüder - Arabic
Chinese
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Global Multimedia Hub to Counter Tobacco Industry Interference
Links
WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Article 5.3
FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines Best Practice: Philippines
FCTC Article 5.3 toolkit by SEATCA
FCTC Article 5.3 toolkit by The Union
Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3
Roadmap to Article 5.3 implementation by Corporate Accountability International
Technical Resource for Implementation of Article 5.3 by the WHO TFI
The Tobacco Industry and the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products - paper commissioned by the Convention Secretariat
United Nations Development Programme
Article - Updates
Cabo Verde: strong Tobacco Control Law adopted
Cabo Verde: strong Tobacco Control Law adopted
Kyrgyzstan: New, comprehensive tobacco control act adopted
Mexico prohibits the import of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products
Cambodia expands the ban to HTPs in the country
Europe's Beating Cancer Plan
Australia: the Select Committee on Tobacco Harm Reduction issues its final report
Russian Federation: New regulations on nicotine-containing products adopted
Myanmar: Ministry of Health and Sports guidelines on interactions with the tobacco industry
A remarkable public health victory in Kazakhstan
Strengthened tobacco control in Bolivia: 100% smoke-free
Turkey: ban on imports of electronic cigarettes
Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority has adopted specific policies vis a vis tobacco manufacturers
Niue: tobacco control law passed
Ireland: Ministers reassert the importance of eliminating tobacco industry interference
Benin: the Parliament adopts a new tobacco control law
India: experts gather to help curbing the menace of smokeless tobacco
Guyana: new Tobacco Control Bill passed
Georgia makes a leap in WHO FCTC implementation by adopting new tobacco control legislation
Kenya: comprehensive national tobacco control law defended by the Court of Appeal
Slovenia passes law to require plain tobacco packaging from 2020
Lithuania: progress on the implementation of the WHO FCTC
Russian Federation: interregional meeting on tobacco control
Australia: new guidance issued for public officials who could interact with the tobacco industry
Greater protection of public health in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Hungary: ban on the use of ENDS/ENNDS in work places and public places
Ukraine: the Parliament praised the implementation of WHO FCTC at its 10th anniversary
GABON: five implementation decrees adopted by the Council of Ministers
Peru: the Convention Secretariat funds activities to progress implementation of recommendations of the joint needs assessment
The European Ombudsman strengthens its policy on Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC
Palau: the National Code to allocate 10% of annual revenues from tobacco excise to pay for healthcare for nations aging and disabled populations
Gabon: multi-stakeholder meetings to promote tobacco control
Democratic Republic of the Congo: strengthening multisectoral coordination in tobacco control
Needs assessment conducted in the Kingdom of Tonga
Jamaica: Workshop on the prevention of tobacco industry interference and follow-up actions
Uganda: New tobacco control law adopted
Palau: national coordination mechanism established
India: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare holds multisectoral consultation on illicit trade
Civil society action in India to prevent tobacco industry interference
The Head of the Convention Secretariat meets the Health Minister of the Gambia
Kenya : New year brings stronger tobacco control measures
FRANCE: Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Womens Rights announced strong measures, including plain packaging
Joint needs assessment in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
FINLAND Action plan to make the country smoke-free by 2040
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – guidance for embassies on interactions with the tobacco industry published
The FCTC Article 5.3 Toolkit: Guidance for Governments on Preventing Tobacco Industry Interference
Convention Secretariat supports finalization of Moldovas national action plan