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
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