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Jump to full article: Gulf Times (qa), 2008-07-18
Author: Sarmad Qazi
Intro: QATAR will impose stronger warnings on all tobacco products soon. According to sources, all GCC countries will follow the practice of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) that they signed earlier this year.
“Qatar is working closely with the other GCC countries to work out the details, including customs, tax and labeling and might be able to implement the convention in early 2009,” sources said.
Bahrain announced on Tuesday that tobacco firms would be forced to print pictures of damaged organs, such as lungs and hearts, on cigarette packs in order to get entry into the GCC market.
They would also have to make sure that 50 to 30% of a pack bear a larger warning statement on smoking hazards.
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