The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) is the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003 and entered into force on 27 February 2005. It has since become one of the most rapidly and widely embraced treaties in the United Nations history with 181 countries as Parties to the Convention.
COP meeting is held every two years and before the main meeting, as per practice all WHO Regions organize pre-conference regional meets to have a common understanding and solidarity on agenda points and have their individual regional viewpoint. The Eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the WHO FCTC was convened from 20-21 August 2018, followed by main COP8 and MOP meetings held in October 2018 in Geneva.
Considering the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation and its impact on the global travel, the Ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the WHO FCTC and second session of the Meeting of the Parties (MOP2) to the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products, is scheduled to be held (virtually) in November 2021 (8-13 November (COP9) and 15-17 November (MOP2) as it could not be held in 2020. The meeting was not proposed earlier as the dates and mode for organizing COP9 and MOP2 were not announced.
Language of the meeting
English
Agenda
Agenda of the meeting is as given below:
Day I, Monday, 11 October 2021
Facilitators: Dr Jagdish Kaur (WHO SEARO)/Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque (WHO FCTC)
PPT master slide presenter: Ms. Sudha Kochar (WHO FCTC)
| 11:30–11:40 | Welcome remarks | Dr Razia Narayan Pendse Director Department of Healthier Populations & non-communicable diseases WHO SEARO Dr Adriana Blanco Marquizo Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC |
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| 11:40-11:50 | Objectives of the Pre-COP2 and MOP2 Meeting for the SEARO | Dr Jagdish Kaur Regional Adviser Tobacco Free Initiative WHO SEARO |
| Co-Chairs: Dr Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan (Thailand)/Mr Hassan Mohamed (Maldives) | ||
| 11:50-12:00 | General information about COP9 and MOP2 | Ms Carmen Willen External Relations Officer |
| 12:00-12:10 | Special procedures for the conduct of the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC and the Third Regular Session of the Meeting of the Parties (Document FCTC/COP/9/3) and (Document FCTC/MOP/2/3) | Ms Sabina Timco Iacazzi Treaty Officer (Convention and Programme Law) |
| 12:10-12:20 | Adoption of the agenda and organization of work (Document FCTC/COP/9/1) | Ms Kate Lannan Senior Legal Officer |
| 12:20-12:40 | Discussion | Participants |
| 12:40-12:50 | Applications for the status of observer to the Conference of the Parties (Item 2) (Document FCTC/COP/9/4) | Mr Dominique Nguyen Technical Officer |
| 12:50-13:00 | Review of accreditation of nongovernmental organizations with the status of observers to the Conference of the Parties (Document FCTC/COP/9/4) | Ms Sabina Timco Iacazzi Treaty Officer |
13:00-13:10 | Global progress in implementation of the WHO FCTC (Item 3) (Document FCTC/COP/9/5) | Dr Tibor Szilagyi Coordinator |
| 13:10-13:20 | Implementation Review Mechanism (Document FCTC/COP/9/11) | Mr Dominique Nguyen Technical Officer |
13:20–13:30 | Discussion | Participants |
| 13:30-14:00 | Break | |
| Co-Chairs: Mr Hossain Ali Khondoker (Bangladesh)/Mr Sonam Phuntsho (Bhutan) | ||
14:00–14:20 | Implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC (Regulation of contents and disclosure of tobacco products: reports by the expert group, and the Convention Secretariat (Item 4.1) Implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC (Regulation of contents and disclosure of tobacco products) Report on the cigarette ventilation meeting (Documents FCTC/COP/9/6, /7) | Ms Kate Lannan Senior Legal Officer Ms Leticia Martinez Lopez Technical Officer |
14:20–14:30 | Implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC (Regulation of contents and disclosure of tobacco products: report by WHO (Item 4.1) Progress report on technical matters related to Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC (Regulation of contents and disclosure of tobacco products, including waterpipe, smokeless tobacco and heated tobacco products) (Document FCTC/COP/9/8) | Mr Vinayak Mohan Prasad Unit Head WHO TFI |
14:30–14:40 | Discussion | Participants |
| 14:40-14:50 | Comprehensive Report on Research and Evidence on Novel and emerging tobacco products (Item 4.2) (Document FCTC/COP/9/9) | Mr Vinayak Mohan Prasad Unit Head WHO TFI |
| 14:50-15:00 | Challenges posed by and classification of novel and emerging tobacco products (Item 4.2) (Document FCTC/COP/9/10) | Ms Kate Lannan Senior Legal Officer |
| 15:00-15:10 | Updates on the scientific aspect to alternative tobacco products | Dr Nuan Ping Cheah, Chair, WHO, TobLabNet |
| 15:10-15:20 | Discussion | Participants |
| 15:20–15:30 | Proposed Workplan and Budget for the financial period 2022-2023 (Item 6.2) (Document FCTC/COP/9/13 and INF.DOC./1) | Mr Kelvin Khow Chuan Heng Programme Manager |
| 15:30-15:40 | Payment of the assessed contributions and measures to reduce Parties in arrears (Item 6.3) (Document FCTC/COP/9/14) | Mr Rodrigo Santos Feijo Programme Manager |
| 15:40-15:50 | Other related issues Proposal for a COP9 Declaration or Decision on WHO FCTC and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Appointment of the Head of the Convention Secretariat: report by the Bureau (Document FCTC/COP/9/18) Date and place of the Tenth Regular Session of the Conference of the Parties (Document FCTC/COP/9/19) Election of the President and the Vice-Presidents of the Conference of the Parties (Document FCTC/COP/9/20) Nominations for Chairs of COP9 Committees A and B / Nominations for COP Officers of the next Bureau and Regional Coordinators | Ms Carmen Willen External Relations Officer |
| 15:50–15:55 | Discussion | Participants |
| 15:55-16:00 | Close of the Day I | |
DayII, Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Facilitators: Dr Jagdish Kaur (WHO SEARO)/Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque (WHO FCTC)
PPT master slide presenter: Ms. Sudha Kochar (WHO FCTC)
| 11:30-11:35 | Recap of the Day I | |
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| Co-Chairs: Mr Sunil Raj Sharma (Nepal)/ Dr Lakshmi Somatunga (Sri Lanka) | ||
| 11:35-11:45 | Convention Secretariat Performance and Progress Reports (Item 6.1 of COP) (Document FCTC/COP/9/12) and (Item 6.2 of MOP) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/10) | Mr Kelvin Khow Chuan Heng Programme Manager |
| 11:45–12:00 | Convention Secretariat’s fundraising strategies: Investment fund concept (Item 6.4) (Documents FCTC/COP/9/15 and INF.DOC./2) | Mr Robert Tripp Senior Adviser |
| 12:00-12:10 | Discussion | All participants |
| 12:10-13:20 | SEAR Position on COP9 Agenda Items | All participants |
| 13:20-13:30 | Discussion on Nomination COP Officers of the next Bureau and Regional Coordinators | All participants |
| 13:30-14:00 | Break | |
| Co-Chairs: Dr M.G. Thamizh Valavan (India)/)/Dr Samadhi Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka) | ||
| 14:00–14:10 | Adoption of the MOP2 agenda and organization of work (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/1) | Ms Sabina Timco Iacazzi Treaty Officer (Convention and Programme Law) |
| 14:10–14:20 | Applications for the status of observer to the Meeting of the Parties (Item 2) Document FCTC/MOP/2/4 | Mr Dominique Nguyen Technical Officer |
| 14:20-14:30 | Global progress in implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (Item 3) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/5) | Mr Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque Technical Officer (Customs) |
| 14:30-14:40 | Assistance and cooperation: report by the working group (Document FCTC/MOP/2/7) | Mr Mohammad Ehteshamul Hoque Technical Officer (Customs) |
| 14:40-14:50 | Tracking and tracing systems, including the global information-sharing focal point and unique identification markings for cigarette packets and packages (Article 8 of the Protocol): report by the working group (Document FCTC/MOP/2/6) | Mr Martin Grande Programme Officer |
| 14:50-15:00 | Discussion | All participants |
| 15:00–15:10 | Financial resources and mechanisms of assistance: progress in developing the Protocol implementation assistance strategy (Item 5) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/8) | Mr Patrick Musavuli Luhindi Technical Officer |
| 15:10-15:20 | Proposed Workplan and Budget for the financial period 2022–2023 (Item 6.3) (Documents FCTC/MOP/2/11 and INF.DOC/1) | Mr Rodrigo Santos Feijo Programme Manager |
| 15:20-15:30 | Scale and mechanism of assessed contributions and other resources (Item 6.1) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/9) | Mr Rodrigo Santos Feijo Programme Manager |
| 15:30-15:40 | Other related issues Date and place of the Third Regular Session of the Meeting of the Parties (Item 7) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/15) Election of the President and the Vice-Presidents of the Meeting of the Parties (Item 8) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/16) Nominations for Chairs of MOP2 Committees A and B / Nominations for MOP Officers of the next Bureau and Regional Coordinators (Item 6.6) (Document FCTC/MOP/2/14) | Ms Carmen Willen External Relations Officer |
| 15:40-15:50 | Interventions by Parties and Partners | All participants |
| 15:50-16:00 | Closing | Dr Adriana Blanco Marquizo Head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC Dr Jagdish Kaur Regional Adviser Tobacco Free Initiative WHO SEAR |