Table 3.

EUREST-PLUS objectives in relation to work packages (WPs), WHO FCTC and TPD Articles, and participating countries

Objective	WPs	WHO FCTC Articles	TPD Articles	Countries
1) To evaluate the`psychosocial and behavioural impact of TPD and WHO FCTC implementation, through the creation of a cohort of 6000 adult smokers across 6 EU MS	WP2 WP3	Price and tax measures (6) Second-hand smoke (SHS) legislation (8) Product ingredients (10) Product labelling (11) Public awareness activities (12) Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (13) Illicit trade (15) Smoking cessation (14)	Ingredient Reporting (5) Additive Reporting (6) Characterising flavour (7) Product labelling (9–12) Packaging and presentation (13–14) Package traceability (15) Cross border sales (18) E-cigarettes (20)	6 EU MS (Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Spain)
2) To assess support for TPD implementation and to monitor progress in WHO FCTC implementation through secondary dataset trend analyses of the Special Eurobarometer on Tobacco Survey (SETS)	WP5	Price and tax measures (6) SHS legislation (8) Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (13) Smoking cessation (14) Tobacco packaging and labelling (9)	Tobacco packaging and labelling (8–14) Tobacco product design characteristics (6, 7, 13) E-cigarettes (20)	All 28 EU MS
3) To document changes in e-cigarette product parameters (technical design, labelling/ packaging and chemical composition) following WHO TPD implementation.	WP6		E-cigarettes (20)	6 EU MS, European ITC Project countries (France, UK, Netherlands)
4) To enhance innovative joint research collaborations on chronic, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) and in vulnerable populations in high-income countries (HICs).	WP4 WP7	Demand reduction Articles Cooperation and communication (20–22)		All 28 EU MS and non-EU LMICs and HICs (Australia, Canada, Kenya, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Zambia)