FIFTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE WHO FCTC

COP 5

Seoul, Republic of Korea12-17 November 2012

COEX Convention Centre, Seoul

COP5 12-17 November 2012

• 176 Parties

Latest Party: Czech Republic

COP5 12-17 November 2012

• Organizational issues

• Agenda items

• Q/A

COP5 12-17 November 2012

• Invitations sent to Parties and Observers on 28 June 2012

• Documentation available on FCTC website www.who.int/fctc and sent to Parties and Observers

COP5 Working schedule

Regional consultations:

• Sunday 11 November, 16:00 to 18:30

• Tuesday to Saturday: from 08:45 to 09:45

• First Plenary meeting: Monday 12 November at 10:00

COP5 Working schedule

Working hours

10:00 13:00

15:00 18:00

Lunchtime seminars: 13:30 14:45

COP5 Registration

Sunday, 11 November

Starts at 13:00 at COEX

COP5 Credentials

• Online registration required for COP5:

http://www.who.int/fctc/cop/sessions/fifth_session_cop/en/

Username and password communicated to Parties and Observers in Note Verbale of 28 June 2012

• Original Credentials should be submitted to the Convention Secretariat latest at opening of the session

• Bureau reviews credentials and reports to Plenary.

COP5 Travel Support

Decision FCTC/COP4(21)•Air ticket and perdiem for least developed country Parties (41)

•Air ticket only for other low and lower-middle income country Parties (40)

Credentials are required!

COP5 12-17 November 2012

Provisional Agenda items and Programme of Work

Agenda items grouped as:

• Treaty instruments and technical matters

• Reporting, implementation assistance and international cooperation

• Budgetary and institutional matters

COP5 Agenda and Programme of Work

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 5:

Adoption of the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products

Documents:FCTC/COP/5/6, text of the protocolFCTC/COP/5/7, report of the chairperson of the INB

FCTC/COP/5/INF.DOC./4, procedural matters

Consensus text proposed for adoption in accordance with Article 33.3 of the WHO FCTC

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 6: Treaty instruments and technical matters

Agenda item 6.1:•Guidelines for implementation of Articles 6 on price and tax measures

Document: FCTC/COP/5/8

draft guidelines proposed by the Working Group

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 6.2: Guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 "regulation of the contents of tobacco products" and "regulation of tobacco product disclosures"

Documents: FCTC/COP/5/9 and FCTC/COP/INF.DOC./1

Additional text proposed by the working group for insertion in the partial guidelines adopted by COP4

WHO TFI's report (COP/5/INF.DOC.1): on the validation and analytical chemical methods for testing and measuring the cigarette contents and emissions.

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 6.3: Economically sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing (in relation to Articles 17

and 18)

Document: FCTC/COP/5/10 and COP/5/INF.DOC./3

Policy options and recommendations proposed

Report of the Chair of the WG (document COP/5/INF.DOC.1): summary of main points raised by the Parties

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 6.4: Implementation of Article 19 on liability

Document: FCTC/COP/5/11 (prepared in cooperation with WHO TFI)

review of Parties' experience and relevant liability regimes

under other treaties; proposed options for supporting implementation of Article

19

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 6.5: Control and prevention of smokeless tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems

Documents: FCTC/COP/5/12 and COP/5/13

(prepared in cooperation with WHO TFI)

Review of Parties' experiences and regulatory measures; need to develop strategies and cooperation mechanisms to address the challenges of these products

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 7.1: Reporting arrrangements underthe WHO FCTC

Document: FCTC/COP/5/14

Recommendations to further improve reporting, in particular taking account of key measures contained in the guidelines adopted by COP, standardizing definitions and indicators and facilitating future review of global progress

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 7.2: Financial resources, mechanisms of assistance and internationalcooperation

Documents: FCTC/COP/5/15 and COP/5/16

Information on financial resources and mechanisms of assistance available for implementation of the workplan adopted by COP and resources made available by WHO and other international organizations and stakeholders.

Information on progress made to strengthen cooperation with international organizations and bodies

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 7.3: South-South and triangular cooperation

Document: FCTC/COP/5/17

Review of progress made and challenges in implementation of the WHO FCTC in developing countries;

key action points and elements for an action plan

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 7.4: Cooperation with the World Trade Organization on trade-related tobacco-control issues

Document: FCTC/COP/5/18(prepared by WHO)

Options for cooperation with WTO, including recommendations on the feasibility of implementing such options

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8: Budgetary and institutional matters

• Performance report 2010-2011

• Interim performance report 2012-2013

• Payment of voluntary assessed contributions

• Travel support available to Parties

• Proposed workplan and budget 2014-2015

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.1: Performance report 2010-2011

Document: FCTC/COP/5/19

Information on implementation of workplan and budget in 2010-2011

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.2: Interim performance report 2012-2013

Document: FCTC/COP/5/20

Status of implementation of current workplan and budget

Proposals for interim workplan and budget for activities required before entry into force of the protocol

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.3: Payment of voluntary assessed contributions (VAC)

Document: FCTC/COP/5/21

Status of collection of VAC

Possible ways to improve payment based on relevant practice in the UN and other treaties

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.4: Travel support available to Parties

Document: FCTC/COP/5/22

COP4 decision on travel suppport was taken with effect until and including COP5

Information about support provided so far;

review of practice in WHO and other treaties of the UN

Possible arrangements for financing travel support

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.5: Proposed workplan and budget for 2014-2015

Documents: FCTC/COP/5/23 and COP/5/INF.DOC./2

Proposed workplan and budget (activities to be funded by VAC and extrabudgetary funds)

Detailed information contained in explanatory note (COP/5/INF.DOC./2)

Proposals for efficiency measures

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8: Budgetary and institutional matters

• Role of the Bureau of the COP

• Process for appointment of the head of the Convention Secretariat

• Accreditation of nongovernmental organizations

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.1: Role of the Bureau of the COP

Document: FCTC/COP/5/24

Recommendations to COP on possible ways to clarify and formalize the role and functions of the Bureau between sessions, in particular ad hoc functions that have been performed so far.

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.2: Process for appointment of the Head of the Convention Secretariat

Document: FCTC/COP/5/25

Bureau's proposals for the process on appointment, term of office and renewal of the next head of the Secretariat

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 8.3: Accreditation of nongovernmental organizations as observersto the COP

Document: FCTC/COP/5/26

Proposals to standardize applications (standard form)

Proposed process and criteria for future reviews of accreditation

COP5 Agenda

Agenda item 9

Date and venue of COP6 in 2014

Agenda item 10

Election of the Bureau: President and fiveVice-Presidents, each representing one

region

COP5 Agenda

Other institutional items:

Agenda item 2: Applications for observer statusto the COP

Applications received from Interpol and the South Centre (IGOs)

Agenda item 4: Report of the Secretariat and global progress report on implementation of the WHO FCTC, followed by a general debate

COP5 Proposed method of work

• Plenary: Agenda items 1 to 5, 9 and 10

• Committee A: Agenda items 6

• Committee B: Agenda items 7 and 8

COP5 DAY 1

First Plenary meetinga, 12 November Opening ceremony Adoption of agenda and method of work (including

allocation of items to committees) Applications for observer status (Interpol and the

South Centre) Report of the Secretariat and global progress report in

implementation of the WHO FCTC Adoption of the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in

tobacco products General debate

Thank you