FCTC FREE FCTC Knowledge Question and Answers 4

Question 1

Which FCTC provision allows parties to introduce measures that are stricter than those required by the Convention?

Accepted Answer

Article 2, which states the Convention sets a floor, not a ceiling

Answer

Article 2 of the FCTC clarifies that parties may adopt measures beyond those required by the Convention, making it a minimum standard.

Question 2

The FCTC requires parties to protect their public health policies from commercial and vested interests of the tobacco industry. Which article contains this obligation?

Accepted Answer

Article 5.3

Answer

Article 5.3 of the FCTC obligates parties to protect tobacco control policies from interference by the tobacco industry.

Question 3

Under FCTC Article 6, what is a key demand-reduction strategy related to price?

Accepted Answer

Implementing tax and price policies to reduce tobacco consumption

Answer

Article 6 requires parties to adopt tax and price policies on tobacco products as an important means of reducing tobacco consumption.

Question 4

Which FCTC article addresses research, surveillance, and exchange of information among parties?

Accepted Answer

Article 20

Answer

Article 20 of the FCTC calls on parties to develop and promote national research, surveillance, and exchange of information relevant to tobacco control.

Question 5

The FCTC provision on packaging and labeling explicitly bans which type of misleading descriptors on tobacco products?

Accepted Answer

Terms such as 'light,' 'mild,' or 'low tar'

Answer

Article 11 prohibits misleading terms such as 'light,' 'mild,' 'low tar,' and 'ultra light' that falsely suggest a tobacco product is less harmful.

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