FCTC Article 5.3 - Revision history

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 ====[[Tobacco Industry Country Profile - Nepal| Nepal]]====
-The [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was signed on 03rd December 2003 and later ratified on 07th November 2006.<ref name=UN/>  As of February 2020 Nepal does not have any regulations to implement the FCTC Article 5.3.
+The [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was signed on 03rd December 2003 and later ratified on 07th November 2006.<ref name=UN/>  The Nepal regulatory framework for tobacco control includes laws related to FCTC Article 5.3.
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	Sri Lanka is at the 19th place from top (total of 38 countries) according to the level of tobacco industry interference as reported by the [https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalTIIIndex_Report_2019.pdf Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index]. Even though its a better position compared to other assessed countries in the region, the level of interference is still significant.<ref name= TIII/>		Sri Lanka is at the 19th place from top (total of 38 countries) according to the level of tobacco industry interference as reported by the [https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalTIIIndex_Report_2019.pdf Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index]. Even though its a better position compared to other assessed countries in the region, the level of interference is still significant.<ref name= TIII/>
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 The [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was ratified on 05th February 2004 and the FCTC protocol came into force on 27th February 2005.<ref name=UN/> Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a letter signed by the Additional Secretary, to all state governments in India, underlining India's obligation under the WHO FCTC Article 5.3 to protect public health policies from the commercial and vested interests of the tobacco industry. The letter hence prohibited all state governments any form of collaboration with the [[Philip Morris International (PMI)]] funded Foundation for Smoke-Free World (FSFW).<ref name=health> Department of Health and Family Welfare. [http://pbhealth.gov.in/FCTC.jpg Tobacco Control Program], not dated, accessed February 2020</ref>
-Some states in India has implemented Article 5.3 through local government notifications. However, India does not have any policy or legislation as of 2020 to implement Article 5.3 at national level.
+Some states in India has implemented Article 5.3 through local government notifications. However, India does not have any policy or legislation as of 2020 to implement Article 5.3 at national level. India is at the 11th place from top according to the level of tobacco industry interference as reported by the [https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalTIIIndex_Report_2019.pdf Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index] by the [https://ggtc.world/ Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)].<ref name= TIII/>
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 ====[[Tobacco Industry Country Profile – Pakistan | Pakistan]]====
 The WHO [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was signed in Pakistan on 3rd December 2003, ratified on 7th November 2006 and became a party of the WHO FCTC on 5th February 2007.<ref name=UN/> The Article 5.3 is implemented as part of the FCTC. However, gaps of implementation prevails and a comprehensive legislation incorporating all the the recommendations is yet to be established at national level.
 ====[http://www.tobaccounmasked.lk/index.php?title=Tobacco_Industry_Country_Profile_%E2%80%93_Sri_Lanka Sri Lanka]====
-In the year 2019, Sri Lanka developed a set of [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Article-5.3-national-guidelines_Sri-Lanka.pdf national guidelines] to implement the FCTC Article 5.3.<ref>Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, National Authority on Tobacco & Alcohol, World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka. [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Article-5.3-national-guidelines_Sri-Lanka.pdf Sri Lanka National Guidelines of Protection of Public Policies from Commercial and other Vested Interests of the Tobacco Industry]. Undated. Colombo:NATA</ref> However, FCTC Article 5.3 is still not incorporated in to the national legal framework [http://www.tobaccounmasked.lk/index.php?title=National_Authority_on_Tobacco_and_Alcohol_(NATA)_Act The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act]
+In the year 2019, Sri Lanka developed a set of [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Article-5.3-national-guidelines_Sri-Lanka.pdf national guidelines] to implement the FCTC Article 5.3.<ref>Ministry of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, National Authority on Tobacco & Alcohol, World Health Organization Country Office for Sri Lanka. [http://archive.tobaccounmasked.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Article-5.3-national-guidelines_Sri-Lanka.pdf Sri Lanka National Guidelines of Protection of Public Policies from Commercial and other Vested Interests of the Tobacco Industry]. Undated. Colombo:NATA</ref> However, FCTC Article 5.3 is still not incorporated in to the national legal framework [http://www.tobaccounmasked.lk/index.php?title=National_Authority_on_Tobacco_and_Alcohol_(NATA)_Act The National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act].
 The tobacco observatory of Sri Lanka, [http://cct.lk Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT)] was initiated in 2016. Established at the [http://www.med.cmb.ac.lk/ Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo], as of 2020, it is the only WHO-FCTC endorsed tobacco observatory in the WHO South East Asia Region.<ref name = FCTC> World Health Organization. [http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42811/1/9241591013.pdf Framework Convention on Tobacco Control], 2005, accessed March 2017</ref>Sri Lankan tobacco observatory launched its regional network in 2019 July, networking with institutions in the South Asian region to form the [http://www.sarccct.org/ South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT)]. Its investigative findings are disseminated via the [http://www.tobaccounmaskedsouth.asia/FCTC_Article_5.3#Implementation_-_South_Asia ''TobaccoUnmaskedSouth.Asia''] website.
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 Bangladesh officially signed the [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] on 16th June 2003 and ratified it on 14th June 2004.<ref name=UN/> In 2005, following the WHO FCTC the Bangladesh government passed the tobacco control act in accordance with the WHO FCTC. However, Article 5.3 was not incorporated into the National Law as of February 2020. Bangladesh is among the top three countries that face the highest level of tobacco industry interference according to the [https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalTIIIndex_Report_2019.pdf Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index] by the [https://ggtc.world/ Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC)].<ref name= TIII> Mary Assunta.[https://exposetobacco.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GlobalTIIIndex_Report_2019.pdf Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index], Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC), September 2019, accessed February 2020</ref>
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+====[[Tobacco Industry Country Profile - Bhutan | Bhutan]]====
 Bhutan signed the WHO [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] on 09th December 2003, followed by the ratification on 23rd August 2004.<ref name=UN/> The Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan was enacted by the Parliament of Bhutan on 6th June 2010.<ref name=Act> Parliament of Bhutan. [https://www.tobaccocontrollaws.org/files/live/Bhutan/Bhutan%20-%20Tobacco%20Control%20Act.pdf Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan], 2010, accessed February 2020</ref>

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 The [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was signed on 17 May 2004 and ratified on 20 May 2004 by Maldives.<ref name=UN/> The Article 5.3 of WHO FCTC was applied within Maldives and is being regulated and monitored by the [http://www.hpa.gov.mv/English/ Health Protection Agency] and the Police.
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+====[[Tobacco Industry Country Profile - Nepal| Nepal]]====
 The [[Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) | FCTC]] was signed on 03rd December 2003 and later ratified on 07th November 2006.<ref name=UN/>  As of February 2020 Nepal does not have any regulations to implement the FCTC Article 5.3.