Decision: amendment of declaration of interest form for members of the Bureau and regional coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products

MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE PROTOCOL TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT TRADE IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS FCTC/MOP2(10) 16 November 2021 Second session Geneva, Switzerland, 15–18 November 2021 13 DECISION FCTC/MOP2(10) Amendment of Declaration of Interest Form for Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products The Meeting of the Parties (MOP), Recalling decision FCTC/MOP1(13), adopting the Code of Conduct for the Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and the Declaration of Interest form contained in document FCTC/MOP/1/17, Recalling also that according to the Code of Conduct, Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties have the duty to protect implementation of the Protocol against the influence of and interference by commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry or vested interests of economic and commercial actors whose main part of business is related to implementation of the Protocol, Recognizing the need to reflect in the Declaration of Interest form accompanying the Code of Conduct the fact that the Protocol requires implementation of public policies beyond those that are purely health related, Noting the information provided in document FCTC/MOP/2/14, 1. DECIDES: (a) to adopt the proposal for amendment of the Declaration of Interest Form for Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, as contained in Annex 1 of document FCTC/MOP/2/14; (b) that, upon their election, Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties shall submit, on a mandatory basis, the amended Declaration of Interest form contained in document FCTC/MOP/2/14; (c) that, upon their election, Members of the Bureau and Regional Coordinators of the Meeting of the Parties shall abide during their tenure by the provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted in decision FCTC/MOP1(13); FCTC/MOP/2(10) 2 2. CALLS on Parties to continue to nominate the candidates to be elected as Members of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties and Regional Coordinators, in line with Article 5.3 of the WHO Convention on Tobacco Control and recommendations 4.9 and 8.3 of its Guidelines, as urged in decision FCTC/MOP1(13), and be vigilant towards other vested interests of economic and commercial actors whose main part of business is related to the implementation of the Protocol; 3. REQUESTS the Convention Secretariat to fully comply with its mandate as provided under decision FCTC/MOP1(13). (Second Plenary meeting, 16 November 2021) = = =