First Conference of the Parties

February 2006 marked another important milestone for this groundbreaking treaty, the first Conference of the Parties, where critical decisions were made about the treaty's implementation and enforcement.

These enforcement meetings provide a regular opportunity for countries that have ratified to come together to exchange information on implementation, to make decisions regarding enforcement, and to secure the treaty's impact.

Corporate Accountability International, along with members of the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT), was at the historic first meeting of treaty ratifiers in Geneva, Switzerland organizing to ensure strong implementation and enforcement of the global tobacco treaty.

We called for:

• A strong secretariat that is accountable to the Conference of the Parties
   
• Full and equitable funding to support the treaty
   
• Public interest, non-governmental organizations to have access to the Conference of the Parties
   
• Explicit exclusion of the tobacco industry and its affiliates from interfering in the global tobacco treaty