As the member countries of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) prepare to gather virtually in November for the treaty organization’s biennial meeting, vaping advocates are fearful the group could recommend restrictive vaping regulations.
The FCTC is a United Nations treaty, in effect since 2005, created under authority of the World Health Organization (WHO). Because the 180 FCTC member countries are parties to the treaty, their large meeting held every other year is called the Conference of the Parties. The November event is the ninth conference, or COP9.
In August, the FCTC announced that it would present background information (including the WHO’s Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded report on vaping and other novel nicotine products) at this year’s online meeting, but would postpone comprehensive debate on vaping and nicotine products until the COP10 meeting in 2023.
Jim McDonald – Vaping360.com – 2021-09-22.
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