CoP6 has just closed.  Please find below the final update on our priority issues. 
  
Today’s plenary: 
  
On ENDS, the decision on the Costa Rican  proposal (regulatory options and establishment of an expert 
group) described in yesterday’s report was adopted by the full plenary.  Of note, the title of the text has 
been amended to remove the wording “Prevention and Control of”, such that it now reads “Electronic 
nicotine and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems”.  The final text strikes a balance between those 
Parties expressing opposing views by recognizing the full range of regulatory options available.  In doing 
so, the decision asks Parties “to consider prohibiting or regulating ENDS/ENNDS, including as tobacco 
products, medicinal products, consumer products, or other categories, as appropriate, taking into 
account a high level of protection of human health”.    The decision also invites the WHO to prepare a 
report “with independent scientists and concerned regulators” assessing, among other things, health 
impacts and policy options.   The final text meets the campaign objectives set out for this topic: avoiding 
a recommendation to ban ENDS or regulate as cigarettes (with all FCTC provisions applying); avoiding a 
recommendation to adopt extreme regulatory measures; and avoiding the establishment of a working 
group to develop guidelines. Congratulations and thanks to 
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and all of our colleagues in the CoP6 team, the OC, regions and markets who worked so hard on this 
issue. 
  
On trade, the decision on the Uruguayan proposal (dispute mechanism) described in yesterday’s report 
was adopted by the full plenary.  Additionally, the Malaysian proposal described in yesterday’s report 
was adopted by the full plenary.  Of significance, the original Malaysian proposal requesting Parties to 
“exclude tobacco from trade and investment agreements…in the course of negotiations” has been 
replaced by a provision reminding Parties of “the possibility to take into account their public health 
objectives in their negotiations of trade and investment agreements”.  This is a tremendous outcome 
and meets all of our trade related campaign objectives: avoiding a declaration of health over trade; 
avoiding a recommendation to exclude tobacco from trade and investment agreements; avoiding a 
recommendation to use FCTC dispute settlement mechanisms in place of other international dispute 
settlement mechanisms; and avoiding the recognition of the FCTC as an international standard.  
Congratulations to 
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 and all of our colleagues in the CoP6 team, the OC, 
regions and markets who have achieved this outcome. 
  
The Article 9 & 10 decision described in yesterday’s report was adopted by the full plenary.  This is a 
great outcome and achieves the two objectives for Article 9 & 10 that have been the focus of our 
campaign over the last two years: avoiding the adoption of guidelines on testing and reporting; and 
ensuring that the mandate for future work on product design features is limited in scope and based on 
an “evidence based” approach.  Congratulations and thanks to 
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 and all of our 
colleagues in the CoP6 team, the OC, regions and markets who worked on this issue. 
  
With respect to the Article 17 & 18, the decision described in yesterday’s report (draft policy options 
and recommendations) was adopted by the full plenary. 
In line with our objectives, suggestions in an initial draft that Parties should restrict technical and 
financial support for tobacco farmers were significantly watered down and recommendations that 
governments should seek to shift tobacco farmers to alternative livelihoods have been removed.  This is 

 a very positive result.  Congratulations and thanks to 
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 and all of our 
colleagues in the CoP6 team, the OC, regions and markets who worked on this issue. 
  
In regard to Article 19, the decision (extension of the mandate of the working group) described in 
yesterday’s report was adopted by the full plenary.  This is also a very positive outcome and meets the 
two objectives for Article 19 that have been the emphasis of our efforts over the last year: avoiding the 
establishment of a working group to develop guidelines (proposed by Swaziland on Wednesday); and 
avoiding the recommendation of model laws and/or a compensation mechanism.  Congratulations and 
thanks to our colleagues in CA and the Law Department who worked on this issue.  
  
The respective OC teams will develop detailed analyses and summaries of all final documents in the 
coming days for distribution to the broader CA community. 
  
It was also decided today that CoP7 will be held in India in late 2016. 
  
On a final note, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the PMI team (listed below) that traveled 
to Moscow to this week to execute the final phase of our CoP6 campaign.  With the public and media 
excluded from the meetings and with so many issues simultaneously in play, just keeping track of 
developments on our key issues over the course of the week was an enormous task.  In an exhibition of 
great flexibility, dedication and resolve, the team here managed to overcome those challenges and to 
achieve nearly all of our objectives.  I would also like to acknowledge the excellent guidance and support 
provided by our colleagues around the world during the week.  I am proud to have been part of what was 
a remarkable team effort.   
  
Thanks also to the Russian CA team here in Moscow, who have worked over the past several months to 
provide exceptional on the ground support over the course of the week. 
  
Finally, thanks again to all of those in the OC, regions and markets who have worked so hard on these 
various FCTC issues over the last couple of years.   
  
PMI CoP6 Delegation: