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Regional workshop on tobacco control and trade: information for participants
Background information
Background paper on Trade and tobacco English | Arabic
Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on the Protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry English | Arabic | French
Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products English | Arabic | French
Text of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control English | Arabic | French
The law of the World Trade Organization
Workbook on Developing a country action plan on tobacco and trade English | Arabic
Technical presentations
Introduction: What is tobacco control, is it possible and why this workshop?
By Dr Fatimah El Awa, Regional Adviser, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
The role of trade in the global tobacco epidemic
By Dr Katherine Deland, Project Officer, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Headquarters, Geneva
Trade issues in the context of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its guidelines
By Dr Katherine Deland, Project Officer, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Headquarters, Geneva
Trade and investment-related tobacco control issues
By Dr Katherine Deland, Project Officer, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Headquarters, Geneva
Introduction to the WTO and WTO resources English | Arabic
By Professor Andrew Mitchell, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Necessity under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 English | Arabic
By Dr Benn McGrady, Director, O'Neill Institute on Trade, Investment and Health, Georgetown University Law Center, United States of America
The Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade English | Arabic
By Dr Benn McGrady, Director, O'Neill Institute on Trade, Investment and Health, Georgetown University Law Center, United States of America
GCC trade agreements and tobacco control
By Dr Jawad Al Lawati, Senior Consultant, Director, Department of Noncommunicable Diseases, Oman
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property and tobacco control English | Arabic
By Dr Benn McGrady, Director, O'Neill Institute on Trade, Investment and Health, Georgetown University Law Center, United States of America
Tobacco industry interference in tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Arabic
By Dr Fatimah El Awa, Regional Adviser, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
Illicit tobacco trade and the Eastern Mediterranean Region
By Dr Farrukh Qureshi, Medical Officer, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
International investment agreements: An overview English | Arabic
By Professor Andrew Mitchell, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Minimizing the risk of claims under investment treaties English | Arabic
By Dr Benn McGrady, Director, O'Neill Institute on Trade, Investment and Health, Georgetown University Law Center, United States of America
Ensuring compliance with trade and investment agreements: Tips on implementation English | Arabic
By Professor Andrew Mitchell, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Recommended national level actions to tackle issues related to tobacco and trade
By Dr Farrukh Qureshi, Medical Officer, Tobacco Free Initiative, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt
By Ms Urike Schwerdtfeger, Framework Convention Secretariat, Geneva
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