Press Release: European Commission plays key role in global tobacco control talks

The European Commission has welcomed progress made during the third round of negotiations for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which finished in Geneva on 28 November 2001. This unique global negotiation, which is due to conclude in 2003, aims to establish binding international measures on some of the most difficult issues in tobacco control policy such as advertising, product regulation and development policy. In the course of this round, the EU has been taking a proactive role thanks to progress on a range of key issues from product regulation to advertising. In the light of the Commission's commitment to table proposals on the phasing out of tobacco subsidies, future discussions on this difficult issue will take place in a constructive context. Given its pioneering legislation in product regulation on issues such as misleading descriptors (the use of terms like “mild” and “light”) and traceability, the EU has been proactive in encouraging a more progressive agenda in global tobacco control

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