JTI-Macdonald Corp.

Deloitte Introduction and Overview Take notice that on March 8, 2019, JTI-Macdonald Corp. (the “Applicant” or “JTIM”) sought and obtained protection pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) before the Ontario Superior Court [...]

Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited

FTI Consulting On March 12, 2019 Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited and Imperial Tobacco Company Limited (together, the “Applicants”) sought and obtained an order (as amended from time to time, the (“Initial Order”)) under the Companies’ [...]

Return to Sender: Rejecting PMI Ukraine’s Charity During COVID-19 (2020)

Although sponsorship activities by tobacco companies are banned in Ukraine, Philip Morris International (PM) found a way to donate funds to the government during the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, PMI Ukraine donated 10 million UAH [...]

Public Consultation on Proposed Tobacco-Control Measures in Singapore

Read more: Ministry of Health Singapore  [...]

Letter from New Zealand’s Ministry of Health on the International Obligations Under the WHO FCTC, Article 5.3 (2019)

Read more: New Zealand Ministry of Health [...]

Request for Cooperation of Educational Institutes to Not Accept Any Sponsorships or Support from the Tobacco Industry (2019)

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health letter to the Ministry of Education  Read more: Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health [...]

Good Country Practices in the Implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and its Guidelines (2018)

Author: Mary Assunta Introduction In 2008, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) adopted Guidelines1 to assist Parties in their implementation of Article 5.3. Since then many [...]

Handbook on Implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3: Policies and Practices that Protect Against Tobacco Industry Interference (2018)

I. Introduction This handbook summarizes reports on the implementation of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization – Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) in order to prompt information exchange among Parties to the [...]

Guide for Parties to the WHO FCTC on How to Conduct Industry Monitoring (2018)

The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and [...]

Polish Letter Warning Academe about Foundation for Smoke-Free World Funding (2018)

Read more:  Medical University of Gdańsk     [...]

Reminder of Obligations under Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Relation to the Tobacco Industry (2017)

Ireland Policy on Article 5.3 Read more: Ireland Republic of Health [...]

Vietnam’s Memo Calling on Governments and Health Communities Not to Cooperate with FSFW (2017)

Vietnam’s memo calling on the cabinet, local government, and mass organizations to coordinate the implementation of the WHO recommendation and to inform governments and health communities not to cooperate with FSFW. Read more: Ministry of [...]

French Ordinance No. 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 Transposing Directive 2014/40 / EU on Manufacturing, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco Products and Related Products (2016)

Read more: The French Republic Ministry of Social Affairs and Health [...]

FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines Best Practice: The Role of the Public Service Commission (2016)

Read more: Civil Service Commission & Department of Health, Philippines [...]

France Law and Decree Requiring Transparency from the Tobacco Industry (2016)

Ordinance No. 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40 / EU on manufacturing, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products Read more: French Ministry of Social Affairs and Health [...]

Uganda’s Tobacco Control Law (2015)

Read more: UPPC, Entebbe, by Order of the Government  [...]

United Kingdom’s Revised Guidelines for Overseas Posts on Support to the Tobacco Industry (2013)

Read more: UK Department of Health and Foreign & Commonwealth Office [...]

Philippines – Civil Service Commission and Department of Health Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2010-01: Protection of the Bureaucracy Against Tobacco Industry Interference (2010)

Read more: Civil Service Commission and Department of Health, Philippines [...]

Consultation on the Proposal for Standardized Tobacco Packaging and the Implementation of Article 5.3 of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2018)

I. Introduction The Ministry of Health and Care Services hereby submits for consultation a proposal to introduce mandatory standardised packaging of tobacco products in accordance with Act No. 14 of 9 March 1973 relating to [...]