603The EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (Article 352) envisions cooperation in fighting illicit excise goods, which includes, inter alia, “gradual approximation of excise rates for tobacco products”. The…
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Ukrainian Parliament praised the implementation of WHO FCTC that saved thousands of lives
April 13, 2016. Members of Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Declaration of the 10th anniversary of WHO FCTC ratification by Ukraine. Ukraine has considerably improved its tobacco…
Declaration of Ukrainian Parliament on the occasion of 10 years since Ukraine ratified WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
On March 2006 Ukraine ratified WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), first obliging global health treaty. It is difficult to overestimate the meaning of…
Ukrainian MPs remind that the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control saves lives
March 15, 2016. Members of Parliament Oleg Musii, Olga Bohomolets, Hanna Hopko and National Officer of the WHO Country Office in Ukraine Natalia Korol held a…
Ukraine is raising tobacco taxes by 40%
On December 24 Ukrainian Parliament voted for 40% of tobacco excise tax increase for all types of tobacco products. This was the result of nearly…
Two years without smoke: 89% of Ukrainian restaurants fulfill law under conditions of consumer protection absence
The activists, experts and restaurateurs presented results of a nationwide public monitoring of cafes, bars and restaurants in Kyiv and 19 other Ukrainian cities in…
Health Ministry supports anti-smoking law
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has supported bill No. 2820 on amendments to some laws of Ukraine on the protection of public health from the harmful…
Healthcare Committee of Ukrainian Parliament supported new cigarette package design and banning flavorings according to EU Directive of 2014
On October 7, 2015 MPs of Healthcare Committee recommended the draft law #2820 “About amending some of the laws of Ukraine regarding public health protection from…
Saving the World’s Population From a Post-2015 Tobacco Epidemic
Halting the Tobacco Epidemic in the post-2015 development agenda, July 2015 By Dr Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva Head of the Convention Secretariat WHO…
New Report Details How U.S. Chamber of Commerce Helps Tobacco Industry Fight Life-Saving Policies in Over a Dozen Countries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report released today by an international group of public interest and health organizations builds on the recent multi-part investigation byThe New York…