Lok Sabha Question No. 2880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-02
Subject: Conference of Parties under WHO Framework
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND DECEMBER, 2016

## CONFERENCE OF PARTIE S UNDER WHO FRAMEWORK

## 2880. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Seventh session of the Conference of Parties to WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) was recently held in New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the number of countries and delegates that participated in the conference; and
- (c) the main issues discussed to control the tobacco use?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India hosted the Seventh Session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, fr 7 th to 12 th November, 2016 at the India Expo & Mart, Greater NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh.
- (b): 138 countries with approxi mately1, 100 delegates participated in the conference.
- (c) : Ag endaof the Conference is enclosed as Annexure .
1. Opening of the session
- 1.1. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work Documents FCTC/COP/7/1 Rev.1 and FCTC/COP/7/1 Rev.1(annotated)
- 1.2. Credentials of participants Document FCTC/COP/7/2
2. Applications for the status of observer to the Conference of the Parties Document FCTC/COP/7/3
3. Invited speakers
4. Global progress report in implementation of the WHO FCTC, followed by a general debate Documents FCTC/COP/7/4 andFCTC/COP/7/DIV/3
5. Treaty instruments and technical matters
- 5.1. Status of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Document FCTC/COP/7/5
- 5.2. Impact assessment of the WHO FCTC: report by the expert group Document FCTC/COP/7/6
- 5.3. Implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC Document FCTC/COP/7/7
- 5.4.Further development of the partial guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of FCTC:  'Regulation  of  the  contents  of  tobacco  products'  and  'Regulation  of  tobacco  product disclosures': report by the working group and report by WHO

Documents FCTC/COP/7/8; FCTC/COP/7/9; FCTC/COP/7/INF.DOC/1

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## Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Seventh session Delhi, India, 7  12 November 2016 Provisional agenda item 1.1

## Provisional agenda

FCTC/COP/7/1 Rev.1 6 September 2016

| 5.5.Control and prevention of globally emerging products                                                                                                                            |
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| 5.6.Economically sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing (in rela tion to Articles 17 of the WHO FCTC) Document FCTC/COP/7/12                                                   |
| 5.7. Implementation of Article 19 of the WHOFCTC: 'Liability': report by the expert group Document FCTC/COP/7/13                                                                    |
| 5.8.Addressing gender - specific risks when developing tobacco control strategies (item by a Party) Document FCTC/COP/7/14                                                          |
| 5.9.Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship: depiction of tobacco in media ( item proposed by a Party ) Document FCTC/COP/7/38                                               |
| Reporting, implementation assistance and international cooperation                                                                                                                  |
| 6.2.International cooperation for implementation of the WHO FCTC, implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the global and human rights Document FCTC/COP/7/16 |
| 6.3.South - South and Triangular cooperation Document FCTC/COP/7/17                                                                                                                 |
| 6.4.Sustainable measures to strengthen implementation of the WHO FCTC: working group Document FCTC/COP/7/18                                                                         |
| 6.5.Financial resources and mechanisms of assistance Document FCTC/COP/7/19                                                                                                         |
| 6.6.Issues related to implementation of the WHO FCTC and settlement of the implementation or application of the Convention Document FCTC/COP/7/20                                   |
| and investment issues, including agreements, and legal challenges implementation of the WHO FCTC                                                                                    |
| 6.7.Trade Document FCTC/COP/7/21                                                                                                                                                    |
| Budgetary and institutional matters                                                                                                                                                 |

| 7.1.                                                                          | Performance report for the 2014 - 2015 workplan and budget Document FCTC/COP/7/22                                                                                                                                  |
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| 7.2.                                                                          | Interim performance report for the 2016 - 2017 workplan and budget Document FCTC/COP/7/23                                                                                                                          |
| 7.3.                                                                          | Payment of the voluntary assessed contributions and measures to Partiesreduce in arrears Document FCTC/COP/7/24                                                                                                    |
| 7.4.                                                                          | Proposed workplan and budget for the financial period 2018 - 2019 Documents FCTC/COP/7/25; FCTC/COP/7/INF.DOC./2                                                                                                   |
| 7.5.                                                                          | Convention Secretariat's fundraising efforts and collaborative work Documents FCTC/COP/7/26                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                               | 7.6.Process and methodology to conduct the performance evaluation for the subsequent Head of the Convention Secretariat: report by the Bureau of the Parties Document FCTC/COP/7/27                                |
|                                                                               | 7.7.Review of accreditation of nongovernmental organizations with the status of Conference of the Parties Document FCTC/COP/7/28                                                                                   |
|                                                                               | 7.8.Review of accreditation of intergovernmental organizations with the status the Conference of th e Parties Document FCTC/COP/7/29                                                                               |
| 7.9.                                                                          | Maximizing transparency of Parties' delegations, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups during sessions meetings of its subsidiary bodies Document FCTC/COP /7/30 |
|                                                                               | 7.10.Possible amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Conference of the Document FCTC/COP/7/31                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                               | 7.11.Strengthening synergy between the Conference of the Parties and the Assembly Document FCTC/COP/7/32                                                                                                           |
|                                                                               | 7.12.Relationship of the Convention Secretariat with other international Document FCTC/COP/7/33                                                                                                                    |
| 7.13.                                                                         | Hosting arrangements between the Convention Secretariat and WHO Document FCTC/COP/7/34                                                                                                                             |
| Date and place of the eighth regular onsessi of the Conference of the Parties | Date and place of the eighth regular onsessi of the Conference of the Parties                                                                                                                                      |
| Election                                                                      | of the President and -Vice Presidents of the Conference of the Parties Document FCTC/COP/7/36                                                                                                                      |

FCTC/COP7/1 Rev.1

10.  Adoption of the provisional report of the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties

## Document FCTC/COP/7/37

11.  Closure of the session
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