Global anti-tobacco treaty enters into force.See "U.S. Hampers Global Anti-Tobacco Treaty." Mar/Apr 2002, p. 9 Global anti-tobacco treaty enters into force The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control entered into force on February 27th, after ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. by over 40 countries. The FCTC FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control FCTC Fleet Combat Training Center FCTC Frankston Clay Target Club obligates parties to increase tobacco taxes, ban advertising, expand warning labels, and crack down on tobacco smuggling smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has occasionally been adopted as an instrument of national policy, as by Great Britain . When enacted, these measures will help significantly in curbing the growth of smoking--an addiction addiction: see drug addiction and drug abuse. that accounts for one out of eight adult deaths every year. |
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