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Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on the protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry (PDF)

7. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure that efforts to protect tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry are comprehensive and effective. Parties should implement measures in all branches of government th
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 21, 2012 00:26
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Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3

At its third session in November 2008, the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC on the protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested i
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 21, 2012 00:21
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Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Parties shall act to protect these policies from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry in accordance with national law.
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 21, 2012 00:19
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Confronting the tobacco epidemic in a new era of trade and investment liberalization. (PDF)

The ways in which the tobacco industry exploits international trade and investment agreements have also become more apparent. The industry continues to lobby bodies such as the office of the United states trade representative in order to gain access to,
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 21, 2012 00:18
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Publications on monitoring the tobacco industry

Key document Technical resource for country implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3 This technical resource presents information to support the implementation of the Article 5.3 Guidelines by sharing practi
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:58
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TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE: A GLOBAL BRIEF (PDF)

“Tactics aimed at undermining anti-tobacco campaigns, and subverting the WHO Framework Convention, are no longer covert or cloaked by an image of corporate social responsibility. They are out in the open and they are extremely aggressive.” Dr Margaret
World Health Organization (WHO)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:50
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[Korea - South] Eye on Tobacco Industry

PHOTO CAPTION: The tobacco industry representatives wait in line for daily “public” badges during negotiations for the FCTC.
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (us)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:36
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[Philippines, Vietnam] Global tobacco treaty meetings marred by industry interference

"Big Tobacco blatantly obstructed progress during negotiations by co-opting governments and maneuvering official seats on delegations. Its disregard for the treaty was on full display from the halls of the conference center to front group press conferenc
Citizen News Service (CNS) (in)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:33
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[Korea - South] Global tobacco treaty concluded in Seoul

countries kicked Big Tobacco and its front group representatives out of committee meetings after members of civil society, including Corporate Accountability International, exposed the lobbyists who infiltrated the meetings under the guise of "public badg
Asia Sentinel (hk)
added Nov 20, 2012 23:23
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[Canada] Québec hands the province's tobacco trade on a silver platter to illegal traffickers

Increasing tobacco taxes will fuel an illegal industry that already has a stronghold in Québec
Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca)
added Nov 20, 2012 22:10
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