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Restricting Digital Marketing

Author: World Health Organization

This publication describes ways in which Member States can translate marketing restrictions in the context of tobacco and other products that create health risk, into the digital environment. It provides an overview of available policy options, best-practices for digital monitoring, and a guide to policy enforcement in the digital environment. Information about enforcement can be found in Section 8.

Best practices on implementation of the tobacco advertising and display ban at point of sale (Article 13 of the WHO FCTC): a four-country case study

Author: WHO (2015)

This report reviews the relevant legislation related to the POS advertising and display bans and examines experience with enforcement and monitoring in four countries: Ireland, Norway, Finland and the UK.
Advanced country practices in the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 13 and its guidelines

Author: WHO (2018)

Advanced practices and lessons learned from Parties in the implementation of Article 13, with a focus on combatting cross-border advertising and the depiction of tobacco in entertainment media.
Implementation of tobacco control law by police personnel in India

Author: Ahuja et al. (2018)

Implementation of tobacco control law by police personnel in India. This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes.
Global progress in tobacco control: the question of policy compliance

Author: Anderson et al. (2020)

This study aims to describe and compare global trends in legislation and compliance of smokefree and TAPS policies between 2009 and 2019.
WHO Compliance Data for smokefree and TAPS

Author: World Health Organization

Country-level compliance data that accompanies the WHO's annual report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic.
WHO Key Elements of Tobacco Control Legislation

Author: World Health Organization

The World Health Organizations Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI) list of key elements of legislation for tobacco control.
Stakeholder Mapping Tool

Author: World Health Organization

This online tool was developed by WHO to support stakeholder mapping in Family Planning but can be adapted for use in tobacco control.
Case Study: Effective Translation of the Framework Convention in Mexico

Author: Thrasher et al. (2008)

This case study describes the impact of the sociocultural and political-economic context of Mexico on WHO-FCTC policy uptake. It examines advancing tobacco control policy through strategic, contextually-specific communication efforts and uses smokefree policy to illustrate barriers to compliance in the Mexican context.
Evaluation of Smoking-related Deaths Averted Due to Three Years of Policy Progress, 2013

Author: Levy et al. (2013)

This study aims to determine the number of smoking-attributable deaths were averted due to the implementation of MPOWER policies.
Review of Compliance Strategies for Enforcing SF policy

Author: Wynne et al. (2018)

Comprehensive literature review to provide evidence for effective enforcement strategies and suggest measures to improve policy compliance.
Seven years of progress in tobacco control: an evaluation of the effect of nations meeting the highest level MPOWER measures between 2007 and 2014

Author: Levy et al. (2018)

This study aims to evaluated the global progress of the six MPOWER measures and their impact across 88 countries that have adopted one or more measure from 2007 to 2014.
Retailer licensing and tobacco display compliance, Australia

Author: Fry et al. (2016)

This study aims to assess vendor licensing compliance and scheme to explore variations in compliance among different retailer types and locations.
POS Tobacco Advertising and Display Bans in 5 Russian Cities

Author: Kennedy et al. (2017)

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of national TAPS law in kiosks across five Russian cities.
Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda

Author: Proctor et al. (2010)

This paper proposes a general working taxonomic of eight implementation elements to measure implementation outcomes, advance implementation processes, and improve effectiveness of implementation strategies.
Mixed-methods Evaluation TAPS ban in Banyuwangi, Indonesia

Author: Sebayang et al. (2019)

This policy evaluation reviews the outdoor tobacco advertisement ban in Banyuqangi District East Java, Indonesia.
Evidence on the Effect of POS Display Bans on Smoking Prevalence

Author: He et al. (2018)

This study evaluates the effect of point-of-sale display bans globally as of 2016.
Compliance Evaluation of San Francisco's Flavoured Tobacco Sales Prohibition

Author: Vyas et al. (2021)

This research assesses compliance with San Francisco's 2018 flavored tobacco sales ban and concludes that retailer education prior to enforcement will result in higher compliance rates.
Evaluation of Compliance to Gutka Ban & Other Provisions of COTPA India

Author: Pimple et al. (2014)

This article uses a random sampling process to evaluate compliance with the COPTA legislation in India.
Enforcement of and compliance with tobacco control legislation: A guide for the AFRO region

Author: World Health Organization

This guide from the WHO Regional Office for Africa provides useful tools for all those involved in promoting enforcement of, and compliance with, tobacco control legislation.
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013

Author: World Health Organization

This report, WHO’s fourth in the series, provides a country-level examination of the global tobacco epidemic and identifies countries that have applied selected measures for reducing tobacco use. This report focuses on Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship.