Brief description of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Articles included in this review
| FCTC Article | Description |
| Article 5.3 | Protect tobacco control policies against industry interference. |
| Article 6 | Price and tax measures to reduce tobacco consumption, including raising the price of tobacco products through taxation, prohibiting/restricting tobacco sales to international travellers and dedicating tobacco tax revenues to fund tobacco control. |
| Article 8 | Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke in indoor public places, workplaces, public transport and other public places. |
| Article 9 | Regulation of tobacco product contents through testing and measuring contents and emissions of tobacco products. |
| Article 10 | Regulation of tobacco product disclosures by requiring tobacco manufacturers and importers to disclose information about contents, toxic constituents and emissions of their products. |
| Article 11 | Require health warnings on tobacco product packaging and prohibit misleading tobacco packaging and labelling. |
| Article 12 | Use all available communication tools to promote education, communication, training and public awareness of tobacco control issues. |
| Article 13 | Enforce comprehensive bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. |
| Article 14 | Promote tobacco cessation and provide treatment for dependence through healthcare providers, and accessible, low-cost interventions. |
| Article 15 | Eliminate all forms of illicit trade in tobacco products, including smuggling, illicit manufacturing and counterfeiting. |
| Article 16 | Prohibit sales of tobacco products to and by minors, including a ban on the sale of tobacco products at point of sale, restrictions on accessibility to tobacco vending machines and ban on the sale of single cigarettes or small packs. |
| Article 17 | Promote economically viable alternatives for tobacco workers, growers and individual sellers. |
| Article 18 | Protect the environment and health of persons with respect to the cultivation and manufacturing of tobacco. |
| Article 19 | Legislative action to deal with criminal and civil liability, including compensation where appropriate. |
| Article 20 | Research, surveillance and exchange of information on tobacco control, including patterns of, determinants and outcomes of tobacco consumption. |
| Article 21 | Require Parties to submit periodic reports on implementation of the Convention. |
| Article 22 | International cooperation to promote the transfer of technical, scientific and legal expertise and technology to establish and strengthen national tobacco control strategies. |