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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION BANS<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>2010:<\/span><\/b> Two points were added for a ban on the display of tobacco products at point-of-sale and one point for standardized packaging (which means only one standardised form and size of cigarette packs).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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HEALTH WARNING<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>2010<\/span><\/b>: There are four points newly awarded for plain packaging, because of which the other points were reduced.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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TREATMENT<\/span><\/b><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>2010<\/span><\/b>: One point is allocated for the recording of smoking in medical notes, and one point for reimbursement of family doctors for providing brief advice. Small changes were made to the quit line definition.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In 2019, we made some changes in scoring system by adding two new components: <\/span><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>Illicit tobacco trade:<\/span><\/b> Three points added 3 points for combating illicit tobacco trade. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>Tobacco Industry interference<\/span><\/b>: Two points for controlling tobacco industry interference. Countries who ratified the International Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade of Tobacco Products (the WHO FCTC Protocol) received 1 point. A track and trace system for tobacco products, fully FCTC Protocol compliant, is 2 points and a track and trace system for tobacco products, but not fully FCTC Protocol compliant, would be 1 point. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

· <\/span>Those countries who have not ratify the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control lose one point. <\/span><\/p><\/p><\/section>","hash":"895cb9461b651637c9ca36adf3cb69c9","css":"","js":""}