The Tobacco Free Europe Pledge • Key element of the Tobacco Free Europe campaign, launched May 2009 • Based on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) The Pledge calls for- Measures to counter tobacco marketing, promotion and imagery Measures to control tobacco smuggling Commitment to taxation to reduce smoking prevalence Comprehensive protection from tobacco smoke Helping people to stop smoking Stopping tobacco industry influence on government policy Making industry liable for its actions
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The Tobacco Free Europe Pledge• Key element of the Tobacco Free Europe campaign, launched May 2009• Based on WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
The Pledge calls for-
Measures to counter tobacco marketing, promotion and imagery Measures to control tobacco smuggling Commitment to taxation to reduce smoking prevalence Comprehensive protection from tobacco smoke Helping people to stop smoking Stopping tobacco industry influence on government policy Making industry liable for its actions
By signing the pledge, MEPs:• Show their support for tobacco control and
the effective implementation of the FCTC• Make it possible for the tobacco control
community to hold the successfully elected MEPs accountable for their commitments beyond their election
To date, 35 MEPs from 15 countries have signed the Pledge
Franziska Katharina Brantner
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Greens/EFA
Frieda Brepoels
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie | Greens/EFA
Jan Březina
Křesťanská a demokratická unie Československá strana lidová | EPP
Pascal Canfin
Liste "Europe Écologie” | Greens/EFA
Michael Cramer
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Greens/EFA
Ryszard Czarnecki
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | ECR
Proinsias De RossaLabour Party | S&D
Isabelle Durant
Ecologistes Confédérés pour l'Organisation de Luttes Originales | Greens/EFA
