<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">England, Dr Sarah (CHN)</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:englands@wpro.who.int">englands@wpro.who.int</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue">
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); ">This is a very interesting post. Here in China I am working on tobacco control, and China has
ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control through its
legislative body, the National People's Congress. This makes it binding law in
China
as noted in point 1. below. According to China's constitution, the treaty
does not have to be processed through enactment of domestic legislation to come
into force. However, as there is no domestic legislation to put it into force,
there is a lot of debate in China
about whether it would stand up in court. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); ">By the way, the WHO FCTC also has "no
teeth", but has been ratified by 168 member states. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> </span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(0, 0, 128); ">I would be very interested in any views on
the legality of the WHO FCTC in China
and its status as law if anyone in the group has expertise in this area.</span></p>
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