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Nepal: Tobacco legislation mulled 

The Nepali parliament recently ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which obliges the government to create and enforce regulatory laws that control and/or prohibit the advertisement, promotion, sponsorship and consumption of tobacco. The government first signed the convention on December 3, 2003, but lacking a parliament, ratification was delayed until November 7, 2006. This was fast for Nepali legislation, due in part to heavy anti-smoking pressure.

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