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As the treaty takes effect, NATT will
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in ratifying and implementing the FCTC.
The 57 countries that have ratified the FCTC are: Armenia, Australia,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cook Islands ,
Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland,
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Kingdom, Uruguay and Viet Nam. The Network for Accountability of
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It also sets precedents for international
regulation of other industries that threaten health, the environment and human
rights. Corporate Accountability International,
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"This treaty will save millions of lives," says Kathryn Mulvey , Executive
Director of Corporate Accountability International (formerly Infact).
Tobacco corporations like Philip Morris/Altria, BAT and JTI continue to
use dirty tricks to try to derail the treaty.

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Attempts by
Philip Morris/Altria, British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco
International (JTI) to prevent an effective treaty from entering into force
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As the global community takes significant
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countries that have not yet ratified, including the US, to do so .
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to do so without delay, particularly those that took the lead during treaty
negotiations," says Akinbode Oluwafemi of Environmental Rights Action,
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Many more
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international humanitarian agreements, such as the Convention on the Rights of
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"It
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people from irresponsible and dangerous corporate practices.
"February 2005 is a landmark month for international cooperation on
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Despite Years of Intense Industry Lobbying, Tobacco Treaty Becomes
International Law Sunday, February 27th

Once Again Out of Step with International Community, US Has Not Ratified
Landmark Agreement

GENEVA, Only 11 days after the Kyoto Protocol's
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Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) will take effect on February
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Throughout the FCTC negotiating process, the US government consistently took
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To date,
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The treaty will change the way giant tobacco corporations operate
around the world and set an international precedent for prioritizing public
health over commercial interests. Relying on organizing techniques including International Weeks
of Resistance to Tobacco Transnationals, Marlboro Man Awards, and the release
of a number of reports, NATT has played a key role in exposing and challenging
the attempts of giant tobacco corporations and their political allies in
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First Global Public Health Treaty to Take Effect

Throughout the treaty process, the Network for Accountability of Tobacco
Transnationals (NATT) and other NGOs encouraged, prodded and pressured
countries to stand firm in the face of Big Tobacco's enormous political and
economic clout.

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As both the global tobacco treaty and the Kyoto Protocol
take effect with the US on the sidelines, we are calling on our government to
join with the global community in prioritizing people's lives over the profits
of giant corporations," says Mulvey. The FCTC, initiated by the World Health Organization, bans tobacco
advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and protects public health policy from
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Now that this global treaty has
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