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Tobacco control legislation: An introductory guide

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© World Health Organization 2004

This guide systematically discusses the information that will be needed to develop tobacco control legislation. It can be applied to the enactment of legislation at the national, subnational and local levels. The guide considers the role of legislation, key terms and concepts, capacity-building, strategic choices in legislation, elements of comprehensive legislation, the drafting process, the legislative process, obstacles, implementation of legislation and evaluation. It also provides selected case studies of various national laws as well as an introductory discussion of international legal instruments pertaining to tobacco control.