3 Is this Guide relevant to you?
This Guide is designed to help public officials, other government employees and people acting on their behalf to deliver tobacco control policies in line with our legal obligations as Parties to the WHO FCTC.
For the purposes of this Guide, you are a public official if:
- You are an official, representative or employee in a government agency, body or entity, for example:
- a ministry employee
- an employee of a public authority or institute
- a posted officer representing a Nordic country abroad
- You are acting on behalf of any branch or level of government, including as:
- a contractor or consultant
Moreover, if you are a Member of Parliament, their staff or an elected or appointed official on national, regional or local level, and are working with public health policies, this Guide is also pertinent for you.
If relevant it can be considered incorporating this Guide into staff induction materials.
The FCTC Article 5.3 guidelines
- apply to setting and implementing Parties’ public health policies with respect to tobacco control.
- apply to persons, bodies or entities that contribute to, or could contribute to, the formulation, implementation, administration or enforcement of those policies.
- are applicable to government officials, representatives and employees of any national, state, provincial, municipal, local or other public or semi/quasi-public institution or body within the jurisdiction of a Party, and to any person acting on their behalf. Any government branch (executive, legislative and judiciary) responsible for setting and implementing tobacco control policies and for protecting those policies against tobacco industry interests should be accountable.