The Second Conference of the Parties (COP2) marked an important milestone for the Global Tobacco Treaty. More than 145 countries gathered to strategize and take action to reverse the tobacco epidemic, and overcome tobacco industry opposition to key policies.

Parties to the treaty exchanged information and made decisions to guide effective implementation of the treaty in areas such as:

• Advertising, promotion and sponsorship
• Illicit trade
• Alternatives to tobacco cultivation
• Funding and financial resources
• Education and public awareness

Corporate Accountability International, along with other members of the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), were in Bangkok organizing to ensure strong implementation and enforcement of the global tobacco treaty. We provided technical assistance to government officials and joined our allies in the Framework Convention Alliance to build support for the strongest policies.

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Tobacco industry interference is one of the greatest threats to FCTC implementation. In order to overcome this threat, we are campaigning to ensure that:

• Protocols and guidelines—in areas from illicit trade to advertising, promotion and sponsorship to protection from exposure to tobacco smoke—must include specific measures to guard against tobacco industry interference, and reinforce FCTC Article 5.3.

• The COP ensures that Parties follow through with funding commitments, recognize that financial resources are needed to overcome tobacco industry opposition, and insulate funding decisions from tobacco corporations, their subsidiaries and affiliates.

• The COP provides further guidance on specific measures for Parties to protect national health policy from tobacco industry interference, in accordance with FCTC Article 5.3.

Corporate Accountability International, along with other members of NATT, also participated in the historic first meeting of treaty ratifiers in Geneva, Switzerland in February 2006.

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Reports and factsheets on the Global Tobacco Treaty for COP2

General Information on the FCTC Fact Sheet     English     Spanish     French Connecting Article 5.3 to COP2 Issues Fact Sheet     English     Spanish     French Executive Summary of Report on FCTC Article 5.3     English     Spanish     French  Report on FCTC Article 5.3     English     Spanish     French	Funding Fact Sheet for COP2     English     Spanish     French  Model Legislation for Implementing FCTC Article 5.3     English     Spanish     French Alternatives to Tobacco Cultivation Fact Sheet      English      Spanish      French
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