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Smokefree Partnership to hold Workshop on Taxation and Illicit Trade of tobacco products

On 3-4 September 2008 the Smokefree Partnership, along with its partners and the Association of European Cancer Leagues, will be organising a two day policy seminar to look at the issues related to taxation and illicit trade of tobacco products. The seminar will take place in Leuven, Belgium
The objectives of the meeting are:
Capacity building on taxation and illicit trade in tobacco products.
Presentations on the commission proposals on taxation and the chair’s text on illicit (...)

Smoke-free policies are effective according to experts

The latest findings from an international group of experts convened at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, show support for smoke-free policies.
The Special Report, with the findings from a series of reviews and evaluations, will be published exclusively online and in the July edition of the Lancet Oncology.
The expert group found sufficient evidence for the following:
implementation of smoke-free policies substantially decreases second-hand smoke exposure (...)