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Global: The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on the international plastics treaty, which was supposed to be the last one, was
Global: The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on the international plastics treaty is currently taking place in Busan, South Korea,
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) 2025 World No Tobacco Day campaign, “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products”, will
Global: International E-waste Day is celebrated today (14th October). The yearly awareness-raising day initiated by the WEEE Forum – an international association of organisations of
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
Global: Today, as every year on 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day. The focus of this year’s campaign is tobacco companies’ tactics
Global: The focus of this year’s World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day (31st May) is to “give a platform to young people
Global: Yesterday (23rd May), the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report “highlighting how the tobacco and nicotine industry designs products, implements marketing
Global: At the recent meeting of the Fourth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) to develop an international treaty on ending plastic pollution, held in
EU: Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe issued a media release saying that e-cigarette use is becoming increasingly popular among adolescents.
Global: The tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in heated tobacco taxes on 1st January 2024, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia and
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), due to be held this month
World: The tenth Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has been postponed
Global: International E-waste Day is celebrated tomorrow (14th October). The yearly awareness-raising day initiated by the WEEE Forum, an international association of organisations
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released two new publications – “Freedom from tobacco and nicotine: guide for schools” and “Nicotine- and
Global: A new standard operating procedure for measuring the nicotine, glycerol and propylene glycol content in the tobacco of heated tobacco products has been
Global: Another report on heated tobacco products (HTPs) that will be discussed at the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention
Global: A report on heated tobacco products (HTPs) has been produced for discussion at the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention for
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday released its “report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023: protect people from tobacco smoke”, which examines progress made
Global: New reports that will, in accordance with the draft agenda, be discussed during the Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that tobacco taxation efforts have been inconsistent, with some sub-regions making slower progress on imposing
Global: The Convention Secretariat of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) has released the provisional agenda for the Tenth Session of the
Global: Today, 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day, created by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s member states in 1987. While last year's
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) is holding its 76th World Health Assembly from 21st to 30th May. The World Health Assembly –
EAEU: In accordance with the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, heated tobacco products are included in the list of
Russia: Russia may adopt World Health Organization (WHO) standards in tackling illegal tobacco. Izvestia reports that the Ministry of Health has prepared a
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Following a decision by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, up to 200 heated tobacco consumables can be
Russia: The Ministry of Health is in favour of labelling vapes with a warning about their dangers and creating packaging for them containing
Global: An investigation from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has focused on Iqos reports that the "brand contains much more nicotine than claimed"
Russia: Member of Parliament (MP) Sultan Khamzaev from the ruling party, United Russia, has called for a national ban on the sale of
Russia: The State Duma Budget and Taxes Committee has backed a government amendment which would increase excise rates on heated tobacco consumables and
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing, has come through
Russia: The bill on regulating the production and circulation of tobacco products has been submitted to the Russian government, media reports. Reportedly, the
World: Today, 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day, as decided by the member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) 35 years
Russia: On 27th May, during a meeting on the illegal circulation of tobacco products, senator Sergey Ryabukhin – the first deputy head of
World: The World Health Organization (WHO) published on 24th May a fact sheet on tobacco equating heated tobacco products to other tobacco products.
Russia: Members of the parliamentary cross-party working group on protecting the health of citizens from alcohol, drug and tobacco are planning to submit
Russia: A bill prepared by the the Ministry of Finance proposes that from 1st January 2023, the illegal import of tobacco and alcohol
World: A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) states that new problems have emerged as more and more tobacco companies have started
Russia: Alexander Malkevich, a member of the Civic Chamber of Russia, a federally funded advisory state body, has proposed allowing previously banned TV
Russia: Members of the State Duma have proposed a moratorium on mandatory traceability labelling of goods until 1st January 2028, media reports. If
Russia: Bill 99437-8, specifying additional product, labelling and notification requirements for smokeless tobacco products intended for sucking, chewing or sniffing has been submitted
Russia: Traceability marking of heated tobacco consumables will become mandatory as of 1st March 2022, according to the ministerial resolution.
