U.S. signs tobacco treaty.In May 2004, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. became the 108th country to sign the WHO's who's 1. Contraction of who is. 2. Contraction of who has. who's who is or who has who's short for who is, who has. international treaty on tobacco control, which outlines a plan of action for issues ranging from tobacco advertising to cigarette 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 . The action was praised by many groups, but it is not apparent whether the United States will actually ratify ratify v. to confirm and adopt the act of another even though it was not approved beforehand. Example: An employee for Holsinger's Hardware orders carpentry equipment from Phillips Screws and Nails although the employee was not authorized to buy anything. the treaty; 40 governments must ratify the treaty for it to take effect, but only 9 have done so. With 5 million people around the world dying from tobacco-related causes each year, supporters hope the treaty will come into force. Among other actions, signatories must ban cigarette advertising, increase taxes on tobacco products, and require cigarette manufacturers to size health warnings to take up at least 30% of the package label. |
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