WHO tobacco treaty to become law in 90 days
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A tobacco treaty of the World Health Organization (WHO) will become part of international law in 90 days, following ratification by 40 countries in the past 17 months.
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Description: The world&#39;s first public health treaty is set to become international law, but the United States has yet to ratify it.
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WASHINGTON -- A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation. The measure would repeal a tax break for thousands of US exporters that the World Trade Organization ruled illegal. As a replacement, it offers more than $140 billion ...
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Portugal plans to follow the example of other European nations and introduce legislation by the end of the month to ban smoking in most public places, including bars, restaurants and workplaces.
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A new global treaty on tobacco is sure to be trouble for tobacco companies.
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THE government is today expected to announce wide-ranging restrictions on smoking in public - but will stop short of a total ban. Health Secretary John Reid is due to unveil a blueprint for the nation&#39;s health
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One billion people will die of tobacco-related diseases this century unless governments in rich and poor countries alike get serious about preventing smoking, top World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday.
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Freedom for the National Assembly to have its own say on the scale and speed of a smoking ban. In England a ban on smoking in all Government workplaces and NHS buildings will be in place by 2006.
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America&#39;s largest tobacco companies go on trial on Tuesday as they face a $280bn (Â£156bn) government lawsuit. Opening arguments will be heard in the case, in which the Justice Department accuses the companies
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Thursday, the American Cancer Society will mark the 28th annual Great American Smokeout, an effort to focus on the dangers associated with tobacco use and to encourage smokers to quit for a lifetime by starting with just one day.
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WASHINGTON/SCOTTSDALE, Arizona  - The tobacco wars are back in the U.S. Congress, but the battle lines have shifted and anti-smoking forces are no longer facing a monolithic tobacco industry and loyal legislators.
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TORONTO - Royal Canadian Legion halls and so-called private clubs will have to butt out under anti-smoking legislation the Ontario government plans to introduce this month, Health Minister George Smitherman said Tuesday.
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Malawi, one of the biggest producers of tobacco, is coming under pressure to sign a treaty limiting production.
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The Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
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The law will be changed within months to raise the age for buying cigarettes, Scotland's health minister says.
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Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.
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Ontario is set to ban cigarettes from being displayed at store counters, raise taxes and will require all work placed to be smoke-free within two years.