COP7 came down heavily on e-cigarettes or Electronic nicotine delivery systems and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems like waterpipes of hookahs.
The gathering of 180-odd countries to debate on anti-tobacco measures in Greater Noida at the seventh convention of parties (COP7) of World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) ended on a bitter note. The Head of the Convention Secretariat, Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva said, “Despite all the hard work by the Parties it is sad to see the interest, yet again, being promoted in the room. It is determined to undermine and distract us from our goal—to fight against the tobacco epidemic that not only damages health and kills people, but also impoverishes those living in low to middle income countries.”
COP7 came down heavily on e-cigarettes or Electronic nicotine delivery systems and electronic non-nicotine delivery systems like waterpipes of hookahs. It urged those countries to consider prohibition or regulation of these products that it considers harmful to health.
“Regional and international standards development organizations have begun work on testing and measuring of contents and emissions expected to be over within 3 to 5 years,” said a COP7 release. DNA had reported on November 12 that E-cigarettes are of no use in de-addiction, says WHO. While some countries asked for all the different devices and delivery systems to be regulated under national legislation in the same way as drugs or tobacco products, others called for them to be banned outright.
Article 19, talks about liability against tobacco industry for full or partial reimbursement of medical and other social costs related to tobacco use in their jurisdiction. COP7 called for a stricter implementation of Article 19.
Parties recognize scientific evidence has established that tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke causes death, disease and disability. They adopt the report of the expert group, including a specifically designed toolkit, as a mechanism of assistance to those parties that may require assistance in developing civil liability.
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