{"id":4963,"date":"2023-10-26T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?page_id=4963"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:32:13","slug":"cop-10-an-essential-primer-for-the-engaged-citizen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/cop-10-an-essential-primer-for-the-engaged-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"COP 10: An essential primer for the engaged citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4963\" class=\"elementor elementor-4963\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1619fe8c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1619fe8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35aa63a\" data-id=\"35aa63a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e85cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e85cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COP 10: An essential primer for the engaged citizen<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674c859f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"674c859f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63b30e7b\" data-id=\"63b30e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-51d2dd9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51d2dd9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae5f4a9\" data-id=\"7ae5f4a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2223b7ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2223b7ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Executive Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-74fab3d1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74fab3d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df2430\" data-id=\"2df2430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8e460d purple-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8e460d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The 10th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the World Health Organization <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will take place in Panama City, Panama on <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">November 20th to 25th. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The decisions made at the meeting could seriously jeopardize smoking cessation efforts <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">through restrictions on alternative nicotine products. Measures such as banning open system <\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">vaping products, vaping flavours, nicotine pouches and increasing taxation on reduced-harm <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">alternative nicotine products will be discussed.<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Here is a complete guide with everything you need to know about the World Health <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Organization, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the Conference of the Parties <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">and why you need to make your voice heard at COP10.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-857a96d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"857a96d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc72b29\" data-id=\"dc72b29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2028daf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2028daf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1371c7d\" data-id=\"1371c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49175ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49175ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">What is at stake at COP10?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cddd6c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cddd6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b69045\" data-id=\"5b69045\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7542b purple-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7542b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The latest TobReg reports contain a series of biased information and recommendations that jeopardise<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> smoking cessation efforts across the globe.<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> If no Parties oppose the proposals, they will be <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">approved and included into the FCTC, which will make them legally binding for all Parties. <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The approval of such proposals would have a negative impact in public health and would reverse<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"> the progress made in recent years by countries with an open approach towards <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">alternative nicotine <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">products:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Treating safer nicotine products the same as traditional cigarettes will prevent smokers <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">from switching and quitting.<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Vaping flavours increase the likelihood of quitting by 230%. Banning flavours will <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">discourage smokers from trying vaping to quit and will push vapers back to smoking or <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">the black market.<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Banning open systems and nicotine salts and limiting nicotine concentrations will <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">prevent vapers from choosing what works best for them to quit, reducing their chances <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">of leaving smoking behind.<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Limiting access to nicotine pouches will push their users back to smoking or to the black <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">market.<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Increasing taxes on safer nicotine products will discourage smokers from switching and <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">drive users back to smoking cigarettes.<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Banning vaping in smoke free areas will spread the misconception that vaping is the <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">same as smoking and discourage smokers from switching.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d21579c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d21579c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">READ MORE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-339d58f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339d58f0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12d4b7a5\" data-id=\"12d4b7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2ebb0c\" data-id=\"e2ebb0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e497bb elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0e497bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COP-10-Primer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-id=\"2872e503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raise your voice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-157ea689 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"157ea689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join our campaign<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76baeca6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76baeca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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However, the Prime Minister&#8217;s current stance appears to be a reversal on vaping. It&#8217;s inconsistent to distribute one million vapes to smokers via the &#8220;Swap-to-Stop&#8221; program and then subsequently propose restrictions on the same products. 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