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more than 5 years ago.
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2026-06-08
Used in Scandinavia for more than 200 years, snus is providing smokers in Sweden and Norway with an alternative to combustible cigarettes. Find out what it is, and why it is considered a safer nicotine product in our briefing paper.
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Publications
The FCTC COP10 Agenda and supporting documents: implications for the future of tobacco harm reduction
Our latest Briefing Paper looks ahead to the upcoming COP10 meeting in Panama and assesses what the Agenda could mean for the future availability of the safer nicotine products that underpin tobacco harm reduction.
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Conference of the Parties (COP): an explainer (updated April 2023)
With the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) taking place in November 2023, here's our updated guide to explain how the meeting works. Scroll down to access this document in multiple languages.
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