Foreign
Desk
| May 19, 2003, Monday
U.S. to
Support World Tobacco-Control Treaty
By ALISON LANGLEY (NYT) 639 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A ,
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ABSTRACT
- United States drops its opposition to
global tobacco-control treaty; Tommy G
Thompson, secretary of health and human
services, says he will vote for pact at
World Health Orgn's annual assembly of
health ministers from its 192 member
nations; says Pres Bush has expressed
support for treaty but wants to have it
reviewed by lawyers before he decides
whether to give final US approval; if
enacted, it would be first international
treaty devoted solely to health; it bans
advertising of tobacco products in countries
where such prohibitions are constitutional,
requires that all ingredients be listed on
packaging, imposes broad legal liability for
manufacturers and strongly encourages high
taxes on tobacco; Thompson says he will vote
for treaty as written, withdrawing earlier,
much-criticized Bush administration request
to allow countries to opt out of any
provisions with which they disagree (M) The
United States has dropped its opposition to
a global tobacco-control treaty and said
today that it would vote for the pact at the
World Health Organization's assembly this
week.
Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of
health and human services, said here today
that he would support the treaty, which is
known as the Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control.
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