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The Tobacco Control Scale 2021 in Europe
- Implement at least the six World Bank priority measures; a comprehensive tobacco control policy is an obligation under Article 4 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
- Spend a yearly minimum of €2 per capita on tobacco control.
- Address tobacco industry interference in public health policy-making, in accordance with the guidelines of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC.
- Implement the WHO FCTC Article 6 guidelines on tobacco taxation and revise the EU Tobacco Tax Directive in 2023, which should result in significant increases in the minimum duties and smaller tax differences between cigarettes, hand-rolled tobacco and heated tobacco.
- Introduce comprehensive (indoor and outdoor) smoke free legislation in line with the WHO FCTC Article 8 guidelines, including a ban on smoking in private cars when minors are present.
- Introduce standardised/plain packaging for all tobacco products.
- Ban the display of tobacco products at the point of sale in line with WHO FCTC Article 13 guidelines.
- Accelerate the implementation of tobacco cessation support in line with Article 14 of the WHO FCTC and its guidelines.
- Ratify the WHO FCTC Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products and adopt tracking and tracing standards in line with the Protocol.
- Invest in research to monitor and measure the effect of tobacco control policies in line with Article 20 of the WHO FCTC.
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