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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2016 Feb 23;133(8):742–755. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.008721

Table 5.

Core provisions of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 59

Core Demand Reduction Provisions Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco
Non-price measures to reduce the demand for tobacco:

  • Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke;

  • Regulation of the contents of tobacco products;

  • Regulation of tobacco product disclosures;

  • Packaging and labelling of tobacco products;

  • Education, communication, training and public awareness;

  • Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and,

  • Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation
Core Supply Reduction Provisions Control illicit trade in tobacco products
Ban sales to and by minors
Provision of support for economically viable alternative activities