FCTC Test FCTC Knowledge 1

Question 1

In what year did the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control enter into force?

Accepted Answer

2005

Answer

The FCTC was adopted by the World Health Assembly in May 2003 but formally entered into force on February 27, 2005, after receiving the required number of ratifications from member states.

Question 2

Which article of the FCTC specifically requires parties to implement comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship?

Accepted Answer

Article 13

Answer

Article 13 obliges FCTC parties to undertake comprehensive bans on all tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship within five years of ratification, with partial measures permitted only where constitutional constraints exist.

Question 3

The FCTC was formally adopted by which governing body?

Accepted Answer

The World Health Assembly

Answer

The World Health Assembly — the decision-making body of the WHO — adopted the FCTC by consensus on May 21, 2003, making it the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO.

Question 4

Article 6 of the FCTC focuses on which demand-reduction approach?

Accepted Answer

Price and tax measures on tobacco products

Answer

Article 6 recognizes that price and tax measures are effective and important means of reducing tobacco consumption, and encourages parties to implement tax policies that contribute to public health goals.

Question 5

What is the name of the legally binding protocol to the FCTC that specifically targets the illicit trade in tobacco products?

Accepted Answer

Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

Answer

The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products was adopted in 2012 and entered into force in 2018. It establishes a global track-and-trace system and requires parties to criminalize illicit tobacco trade.

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