Guidance

Tobacco control legislation for UK Overseas Territories

Guidance on implementing Articles 8, 11 and 13 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control for UK Overseas Territories.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 12 February 2019

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Tobacco control legislation for United Kingdom Overseas Territories

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United Kingdom Overseas Territories can use this guidance to help introduce tobacco control policies from the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) into legislation. This guidance offers advice and examples on priorities in Articles 8, 11 and 13 of the FCTC, which relate to:

• smokefree public places
• regulations on packaging and labelling of tobacco products
• a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Public Health England worked with Improving Performance in Practice to produce this report.

Published 12 February 2019