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Dutch Health Ministry wants MPs to comply with FCTC Article 5.3

donderdag 11 december 2025

dutch health ministry wants mps to comply with fctc article 5 3

UPDATE 05-01-2026
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has already repeatedly urged the House of Representatives to comply with FCTC Article 5.3 in order to keep out the tobacco industry’s lobby. A new letter was sent to the new House after the recent elections, the responsible official said in an interview.

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Three Nordic countries close their doors to tobacco industry

donderdag 20 november 2025

drie noordse landen sluiten deur voor tabaksindustrie

Denmark, Iceland and Norway are implementing the provisions of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC Convention with a guideline for public servants. The document explicitly states that the rules also apply to members of parliament. The Dutch government has been complying with 5.3 since 2016, but here parliament does not want to commit itself.

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