WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco

Control (WHO FCTC) and Smokeless Tobacco

Dominique Nguyen

Secrétariat de la Convention Cadre de l’OMS

Question 1

The global number of SLT usersis equivalent to:A. 27% of the world populationB. The population of the USAC. The number of people living

in BeijingD. The total number of women

in the European Union

Question 2

Which country has the highestnumber of SLT users:A. BangladeshB. IndiaC. MyanmarD. Pakistan

Question 3

Out of 10 SLT users, 4 are Indian:A. TrueB. False

Question 4

The tobacco industryaims to stop producingcigarettesA. Totally trueB. Totally falseC. Maybe…D. If the tobacco

industry says it, then it MUST BE TRUE!

History of the WHO FCTC

Le secrétariat de la CCLAT

Some major

achievements

in regulating smoked /

smokeless tobacco

Article 6:Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco

Article 8:Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke

Article 9:Regulation of the contents of tobacco products

Article 11:Packaging and labelling of tobacco products

Article 12:Education, communication, training and public awareness

Article 13:Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Article 14:Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation

Article 15:Illicit trade in tobacco products

Article 16:Sales to and by minors

Article 17:Provision of support for economically viable alternative activities

Article 18:Protection of the environment and the health of persons

However there are still so

much to do against

smokeless tobacco…

Taxes on SLT are stilllow, much lower thancigarettes (Article 6)

Parties’ capacity to test contents of SLT are inadequate (Article 9 and 10)

Health warning are still very scarced, especially for home-made and local products (Article 11)

Limited campaigns and cultural misconceptionskeep on giving tobacco a central place in people’slives (Article 12)

Absence of lawsprohibiting tobaccoadvertising, promotion and sponsorships

Internet and social media advertising, as well as cross border TAPS remain a seriousissue

Lack of cessation services specificallytailored to SLT users

Many Parties have no provision prohibitingsales to and by minors

Small packs and sachets makes it affordableespecially to minors

The tobacco industry

remains the biggest

threat to the WHO

FCTC

Article 5.3

New products considered as «smokefree»

or «smokeless» by the tobacco industry