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GOVT PREPARING RATIFICATION OF CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL
Jakarta, Dec 15 (ANTARA) - The government is to conduct inter-departmental discussions on its plan to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a health ministry official said.
"So far the matter has never been discussed in an inter-departmental forum. So, now we will try to do it but ultimately it will depend on the cabinet, on how all stakeholders view the matter," Budi Sampoerna, head of the health ministry's legal and organizational affairs bureau, said in Soreang, Bandung district, on Tuesday.
He said the health ministry would take all the steps within its authority to have the international convention on control of the impact of tobacco on human health ratified.
"Firstly, we will draw up a bill on the FCTC's ratification and then also a bill on control of the impact of tobacco on human health," he said.
In addition, the ministry would also take steps toward the revision of Government Regulation No 19 of 2003 on Protection of Human Health against Cigarrettes.
The regulation had replaced Government Regulation No 81 of 1999 and Government Regulation No 38 of 2000 on various aspects of the size and kinds of health warnings, limitation of the time for cigarette advertising in the electronic media, the measurements used in tar and nicotine contents tests.
He said the bill on control of the impac of tobacco on human health was now a priority in the House of Representatives (DPR)'s legilsaive program.
Meanwhile, Charles Mesang, a member of the House's Commission IX confirmed Budi's statement. "Yes, the bill has been received (by the House commission). It will be deliberated on but I don't know when exactly. We still have to fix the time," he said.
The FCTC was unanimously adopted at a session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May, 2003. To become effective, the convention had to be ratified by at least 40 countries.
In the period of June 16, 2003 - June 29, 2004, the convention was signed by 95 countries, excluding Indonesia.
Countries that had still not signed the convention after the deadline, like Indonesia, can still become a party to it by accession or ratification without first signing it. ***
"So far the matter has never been discussed in an inter-departmental forum. So, now we will try to do it but ultimately it will depend on the cabinet, on how all stakeholders view the matter," Budi Sampoerna, head of the health ministry's legal and organizational affairs bureau, said in Soreang, Bandung district, on Tuesday.
He said the health ministry would take all the steps within its authority to have the international convention on control of the impact of tobacco on human health ratified.
"Firstly, we will draw up a bill on the FCTC's ratification and then also a bill on control of the impact of tobacco on human health," he said.
In addition, the ministry would also take steps toward the revision of Government Regulation No 19 of 2003 on Protection of Human Health against Cigarrettes.
The regulation had replaced Government Regulation No 81 of 1999 and Government Regulation No 38 of 2000 on various aspects of the size and kinds of health warnings, limitation of the time for cigarette advertising in the electronic media, the measurements used in tar and nicotine contents tests.
He said the bill on control of the impac of tobacco on human health was now a priority in the House of Representatives (DPR)'s legilsaive program.
Meanwhile, Charles Mesang, a member of the House's Commission IX confirmed Budi's statement. "Yes, the bill has been received (by the House commission). It will be deliberated on but I don't know when exactly. We still have to fix the time," he said.
The FCTC was unanimously adopted at a session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May, 2003. To become effective, the convention had to be ratified by at least 40 countries.
In the period of June 16, 2003 - June 29, 2004, the convention was signed by 95 countries, excluding Indonesia.
Countries that had still not signed the convention after the deadline, like Indonesia, can still become a party to it by accession or ratification without first signing it. ***
