Tretje zasedanje srečanja pogodbenic (MOP3), ki je potekalo v mestu Panama za boj proti nezakoniti trgovini s tobakom, se zaključi s Panamsko deklaracijo, ki poziva nacionalne vlade, naj bodo previdne pred nenehnimi kampanjami tobačne industrije in tistih, ki si prizadevajo za spodbujanje njenih interesov za spodkopavanje prizadevanj za odpravo nedovoljene trgovine s tobačnimi izdelki.
The Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products has concluded after taking decisive action to combat illicit trade in tobacco products that harms zdravje and robs national governments of tax revenues that could support javno zdravje initiatives. The MOP3 session was held in Panama City from 12 February 2024 to 15 February 2024.
The Meeting of the Parties (MOP) is the governing body of the Protocol, which is an Mednarodna treaty that entered into force in 2018 aims to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products through a package of measures to be taken by countries acting in cooperation with one another. The Protocol is overseen by Secretariat of WHO Okvirna konvencija o nadzoru nad tobakom (FCTC).
Nezakonita trgovina s tobačnimi izdelki predstavlja približno 11 % celotne svetovne trgovine s tobakom, njena odprava pa bi lahko povečala svetovne davčne prihodke za približno 47.4 milijarde USD letno.
Predstavniki 56 pogodbenic Protokola in 27 držav nepogodbenic so se zbrali v Panami od 12. do 15. februarja 2024, da bi obravnavali vrsto vprašanj, od napredka pri izvajanju pogodbe do trajnostnega financiranja nadzora nad tobakom.
Panamska deklaracija
The Third session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP3) adopted the Panama Declaration that calls on national governments to be wary of the ceaseless campaign by the tobak industry and those working to further its interests to undermine efforts to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products.
Panamska deklaracija je tudi poudarila potrebo po učinkovitem ukrepanju za preprečevanje in boj proti nedovoljeni trgovini s tobačnimi izdelki, kar zahteva celovit mednarodni pristop in tesno sodelovanje pri vseh vidikih nedovoljene trgovine s tobakom, tobačnimi izdelki in opremo za proizvodnjo tobaka.
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WHO FCTC. Novice – Globalno srečanje za boj proti nezakoniti trgovini s tobakom se je zaključilo z odločnimi ukrepi. Objavljeno 15. februarja 2024. Na voljo na https://fctc.who.int/newsroom/news/item/15-02-2024-global-meeting-to-combat-illicit-tobacco-trade-concludes-with-decisive-action
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