FCTC/COP/4/REC/2 CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL Fourth session PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY, 15–20 NOVEMBER 2010 VERBATIM RECORDS OF PLENARY MEETINGS GENEVA 2011 FCTC/COP/4/REC/2 CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL Fourth session PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY, 15–20 NOVEMBER 2010 VERBATIM RECORDS OF PLENARY MEETINGS GENEVA 2011 PREFACE The fourth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 15 to 20 November 2010. The proceedings are issued in three volumes containing, in addition to other relevant material: Decisions and ancillary documents – document FCTC/COP/4/REC1 Verbatim records of plenary meetings – document FCTC/COP/4/REC2 Summary records of committees – document FCTC/COP/4/REC3 The documentation, including the list of participants, is accessible on the following web site: http://www.who.int/fctc/ _______________ CONTENTS VERBATIM RECORDS OF PLENARY MEETINGS First plenary meeting ............................................................................................................................1 1. Opening of the session................................................................................................................1 2. Opening remarks by the President of Uruguay...........................................................................1 3. Opening remarks by the Director-General of WHO...................................................................3 4. Opening remarks by the Minister of Health of Uruguay ............................................................4 5. Statement by the President of the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control .............................................................................7 6. Adoption of the agenda and organization of work .....................................................................9 7. Credentials of participants ........................................................................................................18 8. Applications for observer status to the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...............................................................................................19 9. Invited speaker..........................................................................................................................20 10. Report of the Convention Secretariat and status of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control .......................................................................................................................23 Second plenary meeting ......................................................................................................................30 1. Report of the Convention Secretariat and status of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control .......................................................................................................................30 2. Announcements ........................................................................................................................59 Third plenary meeting ........................................................................................................................62 1. Report of the Convention Secretariat, followed by a general debate........................................62 2. Treaty instruments and technical matters .................................................................................85 Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products ................................................................ 85 3. Announcements ........................................................................................................................88 Fourth plenary meeting ......................................................................................................................90 1. Treaty instruments and technical matters (continued)..............................................................90 Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products (continued) ........................................... 90 Commercial interests related to the implementation of the WHO FCTC ...........................111 2. Credentials of participants (continued) .......................................................................................121 3. Announcements...........................................................................................................................121 Fifth plenary meeting........................................................................................................................122 Budgetary and institutional matters.................................................................................................122 Process related to the renewal of the contract (or otherwise) of the current Head of the Convention Secretariat and to future appointments and renewals .......................................... 122 Sixth plenary meeting........................................................................................................................123 1. Treaty instruments and technical matters (continued)............................................................123 Protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products (continued) ......................................... 123 Commercial interests related to the implementation of the WHO FCTC (continued) ......... 134 Seventh plenary meeting...................................................................................................................142 Budgetary and institutional matters (continued) .............................................................................142 Process related to the renewal of the contract (or otherwise) of the current head of the Convention Secretariat and to future appointments and renewals (continued) ..................... 142 Eighth plenary meeting.....................................................................................................................143 1. Budgetary and institutional matters (continued) ...................................................................143 Process related to the renewal of the contract (or otherwise) of the current Head of the .... 143 Convention Secretariat and to future appointments and renewals (continued) .................... 143 2. Credentials of participants (continued).......................................................................................143 3. Announcements ..........................................................................................................................143 Ninth plenary meeting ......................................................................................................................144 1. Organization of work..............................................................................................................144 2. Budgetary and insititutional matters (continued) ...................................................................144 Process related to the renewal of the contract (or otherwise) of the current Head of the Convention Secretariat and to future appointments and renewals (continued) .................... 144 Review of the role of the bureau of the conference of the parties .......................................... 145 3. Progress report of Committee A .................................................................................................146 Guidelines for implementation of Article 12 of the Convention: “Education, communication, training and public awareness” .................................................................................................... 146 Guidelines for implementation of Article 14 of the Convention: “Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation” ...................................................... 146 Economically sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing (in relation to Articles 17 and 18 of the convention): progress report of the working group ..................................... 146 Reports of the Parties and global progress report on implementation of the Convention ... 147 Measures that would contribute to the elimination of cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship (in relation to recommendations of the former working group on Article 13 of the Convention) ..................................................................................... 147 4. Progress report of Committee B .................................................................................................148 5. Budgetary and institutional matters (continued).........................................................................148 Review of the role of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties (continued) ................... 148 Date and venue of the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties ..................................... 150 Tenth plenary meeting......................................................................................................................151 1. Announcement ............................................................................................................................151 2. Credentials of participants ..........................................................................................................152 3. Report of Committee A...............................................................................................................152