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Saturday's issue (85) from the sixth day of the third session of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa, is available for download.

The Canadian Cancer Society has released its Cigarette Package Health Warnings International Status report. The report summarizes cigarette package health warning requirements by country, including both Parties and non-Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

It also provides an international overview ranking 140 countries based on the size of warnings for cigarette packages, and lists those countries that have finalized requirements for picture-based warnings.

Download the full report [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 2.19 MB].

Friday's issue (84) from the fifth day of the third session of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties in Durban, South Africa, is available for download [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 315.09 KB].

Headlines featured in this issue:

• Sink or Swim
• Argentina:Grave Interferencia de la Industria Tabacalera en el Control del Tabaco
• Congratulations!
• Financement de la lutte contre le tabac: ne devrait-onpas taxer les bénéfices faramineux de l’industrie?
• Ou en est le controle du tabac en Algerie?
• Non aux accords de partenaria entre les industries dutabac et les services desdouanes en Afrique
• Time is on Our Side
• Publicite et promotion du tabac au Senegal:
• Programas de prevencion de consumo en menores, otraestrategia de marketing de las tabacaleras
• Tobacco Tax Issues Emerge in Committee B
• Costa Ricaavanza con entusiasmo en la implementacion del CMCT