FCTC/MOP/1/11 Timelines for evidence-based research (Articles 6.5 and 13.2)
Report by the Convention Secretariat
22 August 2018
| Governing bodies documentation
Overview
First session
Geneva, Switzerland, 8−10 October 2018
Provisional agenda item 5.3
This report describes the requirements, contained in the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Products, that call for evidence-based research to be conducted: 1) to ascertain whether key inputs
essential to the manufacture of tobacco products can be identified and subjected to an effective
control mechanism (Article 6.5); and 2) to study the extent of illicit trade in tobacco products related
to duty free sales (Article 13.2).
WHO Team
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control DGO
Editors
Secretariat of the WHO FCTC
Number of pages
3
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: FCTC/MOP/1/11
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