UAE | Health

Talks focus on illegal tobacco products

Concern over illicit trade in tobacco products and its social implications has come to the fore at the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting in Geneva, aimed at strengthening tobacco control.

  • WAM
  • Published: 23:00 July 6, 2009
  • Gulf News

Dubai: Concern over illicit trade in tobacco products and its social implications has come to the fore at the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting in Geneva, aimed at strengthening tobacco control.

A UAE delegation was engaged in the multilateral negotiations, as part of the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body on the "Protocol on Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products". The protocol is being deliberated under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).

The UAE delegation, led by Faisal Ali Al Mansouri, UAE Revenue Administration Director, and Azza Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Chief of Taxation, UAE Ministry of Finance, included representatives from the UAE Ministry of Health and the UAE Federal Customs Authority.

Commenting on the occasion, Al Mansouri said, "The UAE pledges firm support to the coordinated global effort against illicit trade in tobacco products. The negotiations set the pace for measures to control the supply chain of tobacco, enhance effectiveness of regulatory agencies and safeguard public health."

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