COPS Mandate and Potential COP7 Risks

COPG Mandate

Risk of

Potential

 

EN DS NTPs


Expert Report (by a group of
independent scientists and
regulators} on: update of
health impact; role of
ENDSKENNDS in quitting;
impact on tobacco control
efforts

Ban or extreme regulations on ENDS and Novel Tobacco Products

Outcome

Declaration or Ad
Hoc Decision

 

Articles 9 8t 10
(Product Content 
Design}

Working Group to develop
Guidelines or Progress
Reports; WHO Tobacco
Control Department Report
on toxic content and
emissions of smokeless and
water pipe tobacco

i. Adoption of guidelines recommending nicotine prohibition, resulting in a
defocto ban of conventional cigarettes

ii. Ban on cigarette design features such as slims, capsules, filter ventilation

Excessive reporting requirements for cigarette contents and emissions

iv. Toxicity reduction (unreasonable ceilings for smoke constituents} for
COPS

 

Article 5.3

Report by FCTC Secretariat on
Industry engagement with
international organizations

i. Re-opening the Art. 5.3. Guidelines seeking to expand the scope to IGOs

and harden the language
ii. Proposals to force delegations to disclose links to the tobacco industry

Partial Guidelines
{even beyond
mandate i.e.
addictiveness]

- Declaration or
Ad Hoc Decision

Pie-opening of
Guidelines

 

Article 19
[Liability]

International Trade,
Dispute Settlement and
Plain Packaging

Expert Group Report {on how
to strengthen civil liability
mechanisms) to be provided
before 

i. Health-cost recovery funds

ii. Class actions lawsuits

Procedural rules that penalize industry defendants
iv. Model lawls for criminal andi?or civil liability

- Declaration or
Ad Hoc Decision

- Establishment of
Working Group

 

"2_Rei;3rts by FCTC Secretariat

on how to operationalize
Dispute Settlement provision
and 2? on potential impact of
new trade 81 investment
provisions}

i. Exclusion oftobacco from international trade and investment agreements

ii. FCTC-over-trade decision

Ad hoc decisions related to PP {linked with outcome ofthe WTO PP caseF
expected for (132016}

iv. FCTC D5 mechanism

Declaration or Ad
Hoc Decision

 

Illicit Trade Protocol

Article 6

Report by FCTC Secretariat 8t
Panel of Experts

i. Use ofthe Protocol to eliminate the legitimate tobacco industry:
a. Full proprietary technologies to tackle illicit trade in tobacco products
b. Punitive licensing schemes
c. Ban sales in Duty Free and Internet
d. Industry exclusion

ii. Guidelines on implementation of and Free Trade Zones 
release of the guidelines}

Kick?off Working Group developing studies on Key Inputs and Duty
Free

Ad Hoc
Decisions

Establishment of
Working Groups

 

i. Implementation of FCTC guidelines at domestic level based on a

- Ad Hoc Decision
- Link tobacco

 

 

[Tobacco Taxation} None misleading interpretation of its content leg. work at World Bank) taxation with

ii. Push for 75% tax on RSP ?nancing for
development

Consolidation of emerging threats leg. profit taxes, smoker licensing. Year

Emerging Threats None 2000 smoke?free generation, sinking lid, etc.)
FCTC and ATOs linking tobacco control with economic development issues Arguments to
and engaging with a broad range of international organizations with a view push for more

Develo ment - 5065 None . .

to further de?normalize the industry and push for extreme measures and extreme

expansion of Article 5.3 regulation

 

Articles 17 8t 18
[Agriculture 
Environmentl

 

Report by FCTC Secretariat on
pilot projects

Unreasonable recommendations on preventing occupational risks in tobacco
farming

Ad Hoc Decision

 

Sustainable
Implementation of the
FCTC

Working Group
Recommendations

i. Establishment of additional funding mechanisms for FCTC and tobacco
control

ii. Model for inter-ministerial coordination on tobacco control that prevents
industry engagement

Decision or
Recommendations

 

FCTC Impact
Assessment

 

 

Expert Group Assessment in
12 countries

 

 

 

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