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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8175

20 March 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/tobacco
EU isolated at preparatory meeting for WHO anti-smoking convention

Geneva, 19/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The fourth round of international negotiations for a World Health Organisation (WHO) international anti-smoking convention started in Geneva on Monday and will last until Saturday. Aim: to progress towards adopting convention in 2003. WHO and anti-smoking NGO officials signal that that negotiations are progressing well, most countries favouring an effective convention covering advertising, agricultural subsidies, converting farms, education, sport,...

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