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Before the Ninth European Conference on Tobacco and Health (ECToH) in 2023, countries should:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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  1. 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 (FCTC).<\/li>\r\n
  2. Spend a minimum of €2 per capita per year on tobacco control.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Address tobacco industry interference in public health policymaking, in accordance with the guidelines on Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Implement the FCTC Article 6 guidelines on tobacco taxation and revise the EU Tobacco Tax Directive in 2020, which should result in significant tax increases and smaller tax differences between cigarettes and hand-rolled tobacco.<\/li>\r\n
  5. Introduce comprehensive smoke free legislation in line with the FCTC Article 8 guidelines, including a ban on smoking in private cars when minors are present.<\/li>\r\n
  6. Introduce standardised\/plain packaging for all tobacco products.<\/li>\r\n
  7. Ban the display of tobacco products at the point of sale.<\/li>\r\n
  8. Accelerate the implementation of tobacco cessation support in line with Article 14 of the WHO FCTC and its guidelines.<\/li>\r\n
  9. Ratify the WHO FCTC Protocol to eliminate the illicit trade in tobacco products and adopt tracking and tracing standards in line with the Protocol.<\/li>\r\n
  10. Invest in research to monitor and measure the effect of tobacco control policies in line with Article 20 of the WHO FCTC.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol><\/p>","hash":"b988cbab6a23efe5a0d4652c43931a36","css":"","js":""}