Background
Status of TAPS ban in the ASEAN
A comprehensive ban on TAPS is necessary to reduce tobacco use. To be comprehensive, there must be bans in these 7 areas. The table1 below shows there is room for improvement in the ASEAN region. How is your country doing?
The tobacco industry will fight the ban, claiming it has a right to communicate with adult smokers, especially at points-of-sale and through CSR activities. However under the WHO FCTC, Parties are obligated to implement a comprehensive ban on all forms of TAPS.
Tobacco industry arguments against TAPS ban
Which of these arguments has the industry used in your country?
The law should include the scope of the ban and definitions
- Retail Sale and display
- Packaging and produce features
- Internet sales
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Depictions of tobacco in entertainment media
- Cross-border tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship