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Article 6
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October 22, 2016
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FCTC Treaty provisions
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Reports
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Updates
Article - Reports
B31 - Existence of information on tobacco-related mortality
B33 - Additional information on tobacco-related mortality
B41 - Existence of information on the economic burden of tobacco use
B81 - Proportion of the retail price consisting of taxes
B821 - Only specific tax levied
B822 - Only ad valorem tax levied
B823 - Combination of specific and ad valorem taxes levied
B824 - Complex tax structure applied
B84 - Trends in taxation
B85 - Tobacco tax earmarking
B93 - Trends in prices
C211 - Tax policies to reduce tobacco consumption
C212 - Tobacco sales to international travelers prohibited
C213 - Tobacco imports by international travelers prohibited
C214 - Progress made in implementing Article 6
C215 - Guidelines for implementation of Article 6 utilized
C216 - Details on the use of implementation guidelines
C217 - Additional information concerning price and tax measures
Documents
Convention Secretariat, WHO FCTC: Study of Parties' experience on dedication of tobacco taxes - 2015
Framework Convention Alliance Resource: Tobacco - A Barrier to Sustainable Development
Links
How to design effective tobacco tax policies? A how-to-toolkit from the World Bank (English)
How to design effective tobacco tax policies? A how-to-toolkit from the World Bank (French)
How to design effective tobacco tax policies? A how-to-toolkit from the World Bank (Spanish)
Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development (2017) (main report)
Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development (2017) (Executive Summary)
Is Tobacco Taxation Regressive? Evidence On Public Health, Domestic Resource Mobilization, And Equity Improvements (2019)
Tobacco Taxation in the Eurasian Economic Union (2018)
Distributional Effects of Tobacco Taxation: A Comparative Analysis (Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Indonesia, Moldova, Russian Federation, South Africa, Ukraine) (2019)
The economic and health benefits of tobacco taxation - joint publication of WHO and the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
The World Bank: Tobacco Control Program
WHO Toolkit to assess economic costs of smoking
WHO: A series of technical presentations on tobacco taxation
WHO: Earmarked tobacco taxes: lessons learnt from nine countries
WHO: Links to all economics publications
Article - Updates
Cabo Verde: strong Tobacco Control Law adopted
Cabo Verde: strong Tobacco Control Law adopted
Finland: strengthened regulation on packaging, flavours and outdoor smoking
Costa Rica regulates the use and taxation on ENDS, ENNDS and HTPs
Germany: Tobacco Duty Modernisation Act adopted
Ukraine: new tobacco tax measures enter into force
Cabo Verde strengthens its tobacco taxation policies
Azerbaijan: increase in tobacco excise tax
Niue: tobacco control law passed
Australia: latest raise of tobacco excise tax
FRANCE: Minister of Health mobilizes the country for strong tobacco control
Republic of the Congo: three new decrees adopted to implement the 2012 act
Singapore increases excise duty on tobacco products by 10%
Ukraine: the Parliament approved a 7-year tobacco tax increase plan
Kenya: excise stamps required on all tobacco products
Philippines: “Sin tax” on tobacco and alcohol turns out to be a success story
Saudi Arabia imposes higher taxes on tobacco, as well as on restaurants and cafes selling tobacco
Peru: tobacco specific excise more than doubled
Ukraine: the Parliament praised the implementation of WHO FCTC at its 10th anniversary
Palau: the National Code to allocate 10% of annual revenues from tobacco excise to pay for healthcare for nations aging and disabled populations
Ukraine: continues to fight the tobacco industry by significantly increasing cigarette tax
Gabon: multi-stakeholder meetings to promote tobacco control
Needs assessment conducted in the Kingdom of Tonga
Ghana: Increase in tobacco excise duties
Palau: national coordination mechanism established
Nigeria: Senate passes National Tobacco Control Bill
China: Government raises tax rate on cigarettes to 11 percent
Jamaica: long awaited increase in tobacco tax rate
The Head of the Convention Secretariat meets the Health Minister of the Gambia
Kyrgyzstan: New policies on taxation and pictorial warnings adopted
Republic of Korea: Smoking ban extended
Ghana Minister of Finance announces tobacco excise increase
Joint needs assessment in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
FINLAND Action plan to make the country smoke-free by 2040