The Framework Convention Alliance

1. ACT: to protect Uruguay’s new cigarette labels
(News/Packaging and Labelling)

... Uruguayan President José Mujica Cordan to ask him to stay strong and not back down on the country’s new labelling laws. Take action Send an English email to the president Send a Spanish email to ...

2. Briefing: Proposed Guidelines on Article 11
(Policy Papers/Packaging and Labelling)

... of tobacco products). Download the PDF in [English] [Spanish] [French] ...

3. Combatting the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
(Fact Sheets/Illicit Trade)

... combat illicit trade be restrictive of international trade? Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese] ...

4. COP-2 Additional paper: Negotiation of a Protocol to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(Policy Papers/General)

... Convention on Tobacco Control. Download the PDF in [English] [Spanish] [French] ...

5. COP-2 Additional paper: Response to the British American Tobacco Paper on a Protocol on Illicit Trade
(Policy Papers/Illicit Trade)

... protocol on illicit trade in tobacco products to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] ...

6. COP-2 Briefing paper supplement: Further Information on a Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
(Policy Papers/Illicit Trade)

... trade in tobacco products. Download the PDF in [English] [Spanish] ...

7. COP-2 Briefing paper: A Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
(Policy Papers/Illicit Trade)

...  Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] ...

8. COP-2 Briefing paper: Economically Viable Alternatives to Tobacco – the Study Group on Alternative Crops
(Policy Papers/Alternative Livelihoods and Environments)

... the study group on alternative crops. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] ...

9. COP-2 Briefing paper: Financial resources and mechanisms of assistance
(Policy Papers/Technical and Financial Assistance)

... within the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Download the PDF in [English] [Spanish] ...

10. COP-2 Briefing paper: Guidelines on Article 13 and a Protocol on Cross-Border Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
(Policy Papers/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

... promotion and sponsorship) and a protocol on cross-border tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [French] [Spanish] ...

11. COP-2 Briefing paper: The need for implementation review mechanisms and procedures
(Policy Papers/Reporting on Treaty Implementation)

... Convention on Tobacco Control and the need for implementation review mechanisms and procedures. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [French] [Spanish] ...

12. COP-2 Recommendations: A Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products
(Policy Papers/Illicit Trade)

... in tobacco products. Download the PDF in [Arabic] [English] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese] ...

13. COP-2 Recommendations: Economically Viable Alternatives to Tobacco – the Study Group on Alternative Crops
(Policy Papers/Alternative Livelihoods and Environments)

... to tobacco and the study group on alternative crops. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese] ...

14. COP-2 Recommendations: Guidelines on Article 13 and a Protocol on Cross-Border Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
(Policy Papers/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

... advertising, promotion and sponsorship) and a protocol on cross-border tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese] ...

15. COP-2 Recommendations: The need for implementation review mechanisms and procedures
(Policy Papers/Reporting on Treaty Implementation)

... of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the need for implementation review mechanisms and procedures. Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese] ...

16. COP-3 article 11 fact sheet: emissions constituents
(Fact Sheets/Packaging and Labelling)

... 117.99 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 172.71 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 150.49 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 541.64 KB], Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 525.53 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF ...

17. COP-3 article 11 fact sheet: health warnings
(Fact Sheets/Packaging and Labelling)

... PDF - 941.31 KB], in Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 558.36 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 171.29 KB].    ...

18. COP-3 article 11 fact sheet: misleading information
(Fact Sheets/Packaging and Labelling)

... be misleading. Download in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 137.21 KB], in Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 754.23 KB], in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 920.51 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 245.45 KB], French ...

19. COP-3 comments on draft article 5.3 guidelines: industry interference
(Policy Papers/Industry Interference)

... KB], in French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 184.68 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 529.21 KB].  ...

20. COP-3 document guide
(Policy Papers/Industry Interference)

... November 2008 in Durban, South Africa. Download in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 40.76 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 43.15 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 74.25 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - ...

21. COP-3 fact sheet: impact of tobacco marketing
(Fact Sheets/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

... KB, Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 242.69 KB], in Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 709.6 KB], in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 440.27 KB], in French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 317.14 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF ...

22. COP-3 fact sheet: plain packaging
(Fact Sheets/Packaging and Labelling)

... be required to be sold in ‘plain packaging’. Download the full fact sheet in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.23 MB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 220.39 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 218.95 KB], Russian ...

23. COP-3 fact sheet: tobacco industry corporate social responsibility
(Fact Sheets/Industry Interference)

... Acrobat PDF - 343.03 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 319.08 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 383.46 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 254.28 KB], Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 133.26 KB], Russian [Adobe ...

24. COP-3 media briefing: Africa at the crossroads of tobacco control
(Media Briefings/Industry Interference)

... [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 71 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 265.97 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 738.05 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 71.47 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 106.71 KB].  ...

25. COP-3 media briefing: closing the loopholes in bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
(Media Briefings/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

...  Download in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 71.68 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 106.57 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 73.81 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 746.23 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF ...

26. COP-3 media briefing: industry interference - guidelines must protect health policy from industry sabotage
(Media Briefings/Industry Interference)

... tobacco control wholeheartedly. Download media briefing in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 68.67 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 70.72 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 70.8 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat ...

27. COP-3 media briefing: packaging - amplifying warnings . . . blocking deception
(Media Briefings/Packaging and Labelling)

... pictures and words are used together, the warnings have greater impact. Download media briefing in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 70.68 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 73.24 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat ...

28. COP-3 media briefing: the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
(Media Briefings/General)

... By November 2008, it had 160 Parties – 159 out of the 193 WHO member states and the European Community. Download in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 67.51 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 231.35 KB], Spanish ...

29. COP-3 policy briefing article 11: packaging and labelling
(Policy Papers/Packaging and Labelling)

... Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 297.32 KB], in Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 841.67 KB], in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 497.51 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 373.45 KB].    ...

30. COP-3 policy briefing article 12: education, communication, training and awareness
(Policy Papers/Education and Training)

... PDF - 263.76 KB], in Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 708.12 KB], in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 720.57 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 350.44 KB].    ...

31. COP-3 policy briefing article 13: advertising, promotion and sponsorship
(Policy Papers/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

... Acrobat PDF - 542.62 KB] [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 791.11 KB, in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 119.85 KB].  ...

32. COP-3 policy briefing article 14: cessation
(Policy Papers/Cessation)

... in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 781.52 KB], in French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 69.25 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 395.34 KB].    ...

33. COP-3 policy briefing article 19: liability
(Policy Papers/Liability)

... in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 694.29 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 380.27 KB].    ...

34. COP-3 policy briefing articles 17 and 18: alternative livelihoods and environment
(Policy Papers/Alternative Livelihoods and Environments)

... in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 745.03 KB], in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 396.83 KB].  ...

35. COP-3 policy briefing articles 9 and 10: product regulation and disclosure
(Policy Papers/Product Regulation)

... KB], in French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 82.87 KB, in Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 773.89 KB], in Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 736.63 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 389.43 KB].    ...

36. COP-3 policy briefing: article 5.3 industry interference
(Policy Papers/Industry Interference)

... - 788.92 KB, in Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 420.8 KB].  ...

37. COP-3 policy briefing: COP budget and workplan
(Policy Papers/General)

... in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 67.38 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 68.31 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 68.77 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 250.46 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 769.22 KB], ...

38. COP-3 policy briefing: financial resources and mechanisms of assistance
(Policy Papers/Technical and Financial Assistance)

... briefing in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 78.33 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 79.33 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 82.31 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 275.56 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - ...

39. COP-3 policy briefing: illicit trade
(Policy Papers/Illicit Trade)

... 2008, Durban, South Africa. Download full policy briefing in English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 389.94 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 396 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 548.59 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat ...

40. COP-3 policy briefing: reporting and exchange of information
(Policy Papers/Reporting on Treaty Implementation)

... 162.72 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 630.32 KB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 866.33 KB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 598.91 KB].     ...

41. COP3 fact sheet: point-of-sale
(Fact Sheets/Packaging and Labelling)

... 1.59 MB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.42 MB], French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.47 MB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.48 MB], Chinese [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.64 MB]and Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 1.57 ...

42. Durban FCTC meeting decisions
(Meeting Resources/Meeting Resources)

... French - Spanish.    ...

43. Fact Sheet About the EU Agreements with Tobacco Manufacturers to Control the Illicit Trade in Cigarettes
(Fact Sheets/Illicit Trade)

... trade protocol? Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] [French] [Chinese]  ...

44. Fact sheets for tobacco advertising and promotion
(Fact Sheets/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

... evidence, marketing tactics and harms to youth. Download the fact sheets: in English / Arabic / Chinese / French / Portuguese / Russian and Spanish.  ...

45. FCA calls for UN action
(News/General news)

...  More information UNGASS briefing: United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Non-Communicable Diseases (English [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 359.79 KB] / French [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 91.25 KB], Spanish ...

46. FCA Recommendations: Proposed Guidelines on Article 11
(Policy Papers/Packaging and Labelling)

... packaging and labelling of tobacco products). Download the PDF in [English] [Spanish] [French] ...

47. Further resources
(Reports/Price and Tax)

... affordable in developed countries and much more affordable in developing countries." Download report from WLF website: English/Mandarin/Spanish Tobacco economics in Indonesia Sarah Barber, ...

48. Glossary of Terms in the Illicit Trade
(Fact Sheets/Illicit Trade)

...  [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 206.91 KB], Arabic [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 135.82 KB], Russian [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 692.9 KB], Spanish [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 62.78 KB]  ...

49. How Big was the Global Illicit Tobacco Trade Problem in 2006?
(Fact Sheets/Illicit Trade)

... of cigarette smuggling; Cigarette sales in 2006; Recent estimates of the illicit tobacco trade; and The losses in government revenue.   Download the PDF in [English] [Arabic] [Spanish] ...

50. How do you sell death?
(Reports/Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship)

...  Download report in English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.  ...