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FCTC binding in Germany for 20 years

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DAs FCTC ist in Deutschland seit 20 Jahren rechtlich bindend. Deutschland muss seine Verpflichtungen aus dem Vertrag endlich erfüllen.

16.03.2025 20 years ago today, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control became legally binding for Germany. What is the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control? The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the first intergovernmental health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organisation. The aim of the convention was … Read more

Deadly and in part illegal: which products the city of Dortmund promotes with InterTabac

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Eine schwarze runde Messehalle mit der Aufschrift „InterTabac" und einem großen weißen Totenkopf an der Front.

10.09.2024 On 19 September, the InterTabac trade fair begins in Dortmund’s Westfalenhallen, run by a subsidiary of the city of Dortmund. Not only will tobacco, cigarettes, e-cigarettes and the like be promoted here but also nicotine pouches and snus which are not allowed to be marketed in Germany. The tobacco fair in Dortmund, which has … Read more

Major setback for the tobacco industry – petrol stations are not tobacco retailers

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og:image:alt: Unzulässige Schaufensterwerbung an einer Tankstelle, die von Pro Rauchfrei abgemahnt wurde

05.08.2024 Stuttgart Higher Regional Court prohibits outdoor advertising – success for Pro Rauchfrei e.V. On 1 August, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court issued a clear rejection of the attempt to declare petrol stations as specialist tobacco shops. At the request of Pro Rauchfrei e.V., it prohibited a petrol station in Fellbach from continuing to advertise … Read more