REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL

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1 REPORTING INSTRUMENT OF THE WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL In order to use the interactive features of the reporting instrument, please follow the instructions below. It is essential to complete the reporting instrument by providing information/data in the required format to ensure consistency and for ease of data processing and analysis. If you use a version of Microsoft Word of before 2010: 1. Save the Microsoft Word-based document (WHO FCTC reporting instrument) to a folder on the computer that will be used to complete the questionnaire. 2. Ensure your Microsoft Word security settings allow you to run macros in this document: (i) Under the "Tools" menu, select "Macro". (ii) In the "Macro" menu, select "Security". (iii) In the "Security" pop up menu, please ensure that you have selected "Medium". 3. Close and re-open the WHO FCTC reporting instrument (Microsoft Word-based document which you saved to your computer under step 1). 4. As the document is opening, a box will appear asking if you want to enable macros. The answer is yes. Click "Enable macros". 5. Once you have clicked "Enable macros", the buttons indicating that you can add new rows or new categories to the tables provided will be functional. If you use a newer version of Microsoft Word: 1. When receiving the security warning Some active content has been disabled, click Enable content. 2. When receiving another security warning Macros have been disabled, click Enable content. I confirm that I read the note and followed the instructions therein 1

2 1. ORIGIN OF THE REPORT 1.1 NAME OF CONTRACTING PARTY Denmark 1.2 Information on national contact responsible for preparation of the report: Name and title of contact officer Full name of institution Jørgen Falk Danish Health and Medicines Authority Mailing address Axel Heidesgade 1, 2300 Copenhagen Telephone number Fax number 1.3 Signature of government official submitting the report: Name and title of officer Full name of institution Mailing address Brit Borum Madsen Ministry of Health Holbergsgade 6, 1057 Copenhagen K Telephone number Fax number Web page bbm@sum.dk Period of reporting 1. April April Date the report was submitted 2

3 2. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION AND RELATED HEALTH, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS (with reference to Articles 19.2(a), 20.2, 20.3(a), 20.4(c) as well as Articles 6.2(a), 6.2(b), 6.3, 15.4, 15.5 and 17 as referred to in the respective subsections) 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE 2.1 PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE Smoking prevalence in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered, e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Average number of the mostconsumed smoking tobacco product used per day Current smokers 23,8 % Daily smokers 18,6 % 14,5 Occasional smokers 5,2 % Former smokers 30,4 % Never smokers 45,8 % FEMALES Current smokers 19.6 % Daily smokers 15,5 % 12,6 Occasional smokers 4,1 % Former smokers 28,1 % Never smokers 52,3 % TOTAL (males and females) Current smokers 21,6 % Daily smokers 17,0 % 13,6 Occasional smokers 4,6 % Former smokers 28,1% Never smokers 49,1 % 3

4 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.1: Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipe and/or cigarillos. Daily consumption is given for cigarettes Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.1: Please provide the definitions of current smoker, daily smoker, occasional smoker, former smoker and never smoker used in this report. Occasional smoker: at least one time per week or less than one time per week. Daily smokers: participants in the survey answered, every day to the question: Do you smoke tobacco? Current smoker: A person who smoke daily or occasionally Former smoker: Has answered, I have smoked earlier Never smoker: Has answered: I have never smoked Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smoking prevalence in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. For the period from there has been a decline (3,9 percentage points) in daily smoking prevalence. The fall is consistent within all gender and age groups. The prevalence of occasional smokers is increasing slowly over time and are in 2013 around 5 percent. The percentage of current smokers are also declining but not to the same extent than the daily smoking rate. 4

5 2.1.2 Smoking prevalence in the adult population (by age groups) (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking tobacco products in prevalence data) Current smokers ,5 % ,8 % Add age group ,4 % ,4 % ,1 % ,5 % ,8 % FEMALES Current smokers ,0 % ,8 % Add age group ,5 % ,3 % ,5 % ,5 % ,4 % TOTAL (males and females) 1 Please provide here data on either all current smokers or daily smokers only, whichever is available. 5

6 Current smokers 1 Add age group ,7 % ,2 % ,9 % ,8 % ,8 % ,0 % ,0 % 6

7 Please indicate the smoking tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.2: Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipe and/or cheroots Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.2: 2013, Monitorering af danskernes rygevaner. TNS Gallup for Sundhedsstyrelsen, Kræftens Bekæmpelse, Hjerteforeningen, Danmarks Lungeforening Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current smoking prevalence by age group in the past two years or since submission of your last report, if data are available. For the period from there has been a decline (3,9 percentage points) in daily smoking prevalence. The prevalence of occasional smokers are increasing in the younger age groups (below 50 year) and the percentage of occasional smokers are bigger than prevalence of daily smoking in the age group below 30 years. 7

8 2.1.3 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (all) (Please provide prevalence data for total adult population, and identify the age considered in , e.g. 15 years old and over, years; see ) MALES Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 1,0 % 0,3 % 0,7 % 4,0 % 95,0 % FEMALES Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 0,3 % 0,1 % 0,2 % 3,0 % 96 % TOTAL (males and females) Current users Daily users Occasional users Former users Never users 0,7 % 0,2 % 0,5 % 3,5 % 95,5 % 8

9 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.3: Snus, chewing tobacco and other smoke free tobacco products Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: 15 year Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.3: 2013, Monitorering af danskernes rygevaner. TNS Gallup for Sundhedsstyrelsen, Kræftens Bekæmpelse, Hjerteforeningen, Danmarks Lungeforening Please provide the definitions of current user, daily user, occasional user, former user and never user (of smokeless tobacco products) used in this report in the space below. Daily user: That the product are used daily Occasional user: That the product are used but not daily Current user: Uses daily or occasional Former user: Has used earlier but not now Never user: Has never used Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in smokeless tobacco use in the adult population in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The use of smokeless tobacco product is on a very low level and more or less the same as earlier 9

10 2.1.4 Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the adult population (current users) by age group (If data are available, please provide prevalence data by age group, and identify the age group considered, preferably by 10-year categories, e.g , years) MALES Age group (adults) Prevalence (%) (please include all smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % FEMALES Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % TOTAL (males and females) Current users 2 Add age group % % % % % 2 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 10

11 Please indicate the smokeless tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.4: Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.4: Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in current use of smokeless tobacco by adult age groups in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The current use of smokeless tobacco is very low and at same level as last time for reporting Tobacco use by ethnic group(s) Current users 3 Add ethnic group Ethnic group(s) Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Males Females Total (males and females) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in the answer to question 2.1.5: Please indicate the age range to which the data used to answer question refer: Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.5: 3 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 11

12 2.1.6 Tobacco use by young persons Boys Age range Prevalence (%) (please include all smoking or smokeless tobacco products in prevalence data) Smoking tobacco Smokeless tobacco Other tobacco (e.g. water pipe) Current users 4 Add youth group ,6 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Girls Current users 4 Add youth group ,4 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % TOTAL (boys and girls) Current users 4 Add youth group ,0 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Please indicate the tobacco products included in calculating prevalence for question 2.1.6: Cigarettes, Cigars, pipe and/or cheroot 4 Please provide data on either all current users or daily users only, whichever is available. 12

13 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.1.6: 2013; The National Health Profile Please provide the definition of current smoking/tobacco use used to answer question in the space below. The participants were asked if they smoke Please provide a brief explanation of the trend in tobacco use by young persons in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The percentage of young people daily smoking has decreased, following the trend in the general adult population. There is a higher percentage of young people (16-24) who state that they smoke occasional (once a week or less), than in the general adult population. 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE 2.2 EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE Do you have any data on exposure to tobacco smoke in your population? If you answered to question 2.2.1, please provide details in the space below (e.g. exposure by gender, at home, in the workplace, on public transport). 9.8 percent of all men and 7.8 percent of all women state that they are exposed to tobacco a minimum of 30 minutes per day percent of males in the age group years state that they are exposed to tobacco smoke at least 30 minutes per day. For women in the same age group the percentage is Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.2.1: 2013, The National Health Profile TOBACCO-RELATED MORTALITY 2.3 TOBACCO-RELATED MORTALITY Do you have information on tobacco-related mortality in your population? If you answered to question 2.3.1, what is the estimated total number of deaths attributable to tobacco use in your population? If available, please provide any additional information on mortality attributable to tobacco use (e.g. lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases) in your jurisdiction. Question on mortality: deaths per year. Approx deaths per year are caused by smoking related lung cancer. Approx smoke related deaths per year are due to other cancer forms than lung cancer. Smoking currently causes 85 percent of all cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Approx persons have COPD and approx persons dies every year from COPD Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.3.3, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: 13

14 2.3.2: : TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS 2.4 TOBACCO-RELATED COSTS Do you have information on the economic burden of tobacco use in your population, e.g. the overall cost of tobacco use imposed on your society? If you answered to question 2.4.1, please provide details (e.g. direct (health care-related) and indirect costs and, if possible, the method used to estimate these costs). A study shows that the net costs in the health care system due to smoking is 3,4 billion DKK. Based on the human capital method smoking is related to loss of socio-economic productivity of 20,7 billion DKK and based on friction method smoking is related to loss of socio-economic productivity of 3,5 billion DKK Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question 2.4.2, and please submit a copy of the study you refer to: 2012, and SUPPLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.5 SUPPLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Articles 6.2(b), 20.4(c), and 15.5) Licit supply of tobacco products Product Unit (e.g. pieces, tonnes) Domestic production Retail sales Exports Imports Smoking tobacco products Cigarett es 1000 pieces Add product Cigars 1000 pieces Pipe Tobacco Mio. g 647 Smokeless tobacco products Add product Smokele ss Tobacco tonnes 82,

15 Other tobacco products Add product Tobacco Leaves Please provide information on the volumes of duty-free sales (e.g. product, unit, quantity), if available Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions and 2.5.2: Ministry of Taxation,

16 2.6 SEIZURES OF ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.6 SEIZURES OF ILLICIT TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Article 15.5) Year Product Unit (e.g. millions of pieces) Quantity seized Smoking tobacco products Cigarettes Cigarettes Pieces Pieces Add row Smokeless tobacco products Add row Other tobacco products Add row 2013 Cigarettes Pieces Cigars etc. Pieces Cigars etc. Pieces Cigars etc. Pieces Cut Tobacco Gram Cut Tobacco Gram Cut Tobacco Gram Do you have any information on the percentage of illicit tobacco products on the national tobacco market? If you answered to question 2.6.2, what percentage of the national tobacco market do illicit tobacco products constitute? % If you answered to question and you have information available, what is the trend over the past two years or since submission of your last report in the percentage of illicit tobacco products in relation to the national tobacco market? Please provide any further information on illicit tobacco products Please indicate the source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.6: Customs Internal Statistic System 2.7 TOBACCO-GROWING 2.7 TOBACCO-GROWING Is there any tobacco-growing in your jurisdiction? If you answered to question 2.7.1, please provide information on the number of workers involved in tobacco-growing. If available, please provide this figure broken down by gender. 16

17 2.7.3 Please provide, if available, the share of the value of tobacco leaf production in the national gross domestic product Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions in section 2.7: 2.8 TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.8 TAXATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Articles 6.2(a) and 6.3) What proportion of the retail price of the most popular price category of tobacco product consists of taxes (e.g. sum of excise, sales and import duties (if applicable) and value added tax/goods and services tax (VAT/GST))? How are the excise taxes levied (what types of taxes are levied)? Specific tax only Ad valorem tax only Combination of specific and ad valorem taxes More complex structure (please explain: ) If available, please provide details on the rates of taxation for tobacco products at all levels of Government and be as specific as possible (specify the type of tax, e.g. VAT, sales, import duties) Product Type of tax Rate or amount Base of tax 5 Smoking tobacco products Add product Cigarettes VAT 20 % Retail Price Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos Fine cut smoking tobacco Excise Duty/ Specific tax Ad valorem tax 1,1825 DKK Per cigarette 1 % Retail Price VAT 20 % Retail Price Excise Duty/ Specific tax Ad valorem tax 0,198 DKK 10 % VAT 20 % Excise Duty/ Specific tax Per Cigar/ cheroots/ cigarillos Retail Price Retail Price 788,5 DKK Per kg. 5 The base of the tax should clearly indicate the tax rate or amount the tax is based on. If the tax is expressed as a percentage (e.g. ad valorem tax), the base of the tax is the actual value of the good that is taxed; for example, 45% of the manufacturer s price, 30% of the retail price. In this case the base is the manufacturer s price or retail price. If the tax is expressed as an amount (e.g. specific tax), the base of the tax is the volume (number of pieces or by weight) of goods that is taxed. For example, if a tax is US$ 5 per 100 cigarettes, the amount of tax is US$ 5 and the base of the tax is 100 cigarettes. 17

18 Smokeless tobacco products Add product Other tobacco products Add product Rough cut smoking tobacco Snuff and cartridge chewing Other smokeless tobacco products Cigarette paper VAT 20 % Retail Price Excise Duty/ Specific tax 738,5 DKK Per kg. VAT 20 % Retail Price Excise Duty/ Specific tax 68,76 DKK Per kg. VAT 20 % Retail price Excise Duty/ Specific tax 249,95 DKK Per kg. Excise Duty/ Specific tax 0,05 DKK Per kg Please briefly describe the trends in taxation for tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. From 1 April 2012 the excise duty on cigarettes was increased from 0,6750 DKK per piece and 21,65 percent of the retail price to 1,1665 DKK per piece and 1 percent of the retail price. It was further increased as of 1 January 2014 to 1,1825 DKK per piece and 1 percent of the retail price. On the same dates the excise duty on fine cut smoking tobacco was increased from 668,50 to 772,50 DKK per kg in april 2012 and to 788,50 DKK per kg in At the same time the excise duty on rough cut smoking tobacco was increased from 618,50 DKK per kg to 722,50 DKK per kg in 2012 and to 738,50 in From 1 January 2012 the excise duty on snuff and cartridge chewing was increased from 63 DKK per kg to 65,90 DKK per kg. It was further increased in 1 January 2013 to 68,76 DKK per kg. From 1 January 2012 the excise duty on other smokeless tobacco products was increased from 229 DKK per kg to 239,53 DKK per kg. It was further increased in 1 January 2013 to 249,95 DKK per kg Do you earmark any percentage of your taxation income for funding any national plan or strategy on tobacco control in your jurisdiction? (In reference to Article 26) If you answered to question 2.8.5, please provide details in the space below. 18

19 2.8.7 Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer questions to 2.8.6: Website of Ministry of Taxation ( 2.9 PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS 2.9 PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS (with reference to Article 6.2(a)) Please provide the retail prices of the three most widely sold brands of domestic and imported tobacco products at the most widely used point of sale in your capital city. Domestic Smoking tobacco products Most widely sold brand Smokeless tobacco products Other tobacco products Number of units or amount per package Retail price Imported Brand ,0 DKK Brand ,5 DKK Brand ,5 DKK Please indicate the year and source of the data used to answer question

20 Prices of cigarettes. information on the names of the brands, only prices. Ministry of Taxation, Please provide the currency used to complete the Rate or amount section of question and the Retail price section of question If known, please provide the exchange rate of this currency to US dollars as well as the date of this exchange rate. DKK Please briefly describe the trend in the prices of tobacco products in the past two years or since submission of your last report in your jurisdiction. The prices on tobacco products have increased due to the increasing excise duties since 2012 (see 2.8.4). 20

21 3. LEGISLATION, REGULATION AND POLICIES 3.1 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS 3.1 Article GENERAL OBLIGATIONS (with reference to Article 5) General obligations Have you developed and implemented comprehensive multisectoral national tobacco control strategies, plans and programmes in accordance with the Convention? If you answered to question , have you partially developed and implemented tobacco control strategies by including tobacco control in national health, public health or health promotion strategies, plans and programmes? If you answered to question , is any aspect of tobacco control that is referred to in the Convention included in any national strategy, plan or programme? (a) Have you established or reinforced and financed a focal point for tobacco control a tobacco control unit a national coordinating mechanism for tobacco control If you answered to any of the questions under , please provide details (e.g. the nature of the national coordinating mechanism, the institution to which the focal point for tobacco control or the tobacco control unit belongs). Danish Health and Medicines Authority - the central health authority in Denmark Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.1 and 5.2 (General obligations) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. 21

22 National objectives for daily smoking prevalence have been developed. The target to reach is 11 percent of daily smoking in The Danish Health and Medicines Authority has developed Health Promotion Packages on Tobacco giving the municipalities guidelines and recommendations for local tobacco control efforts. In 2011, the Government and the majority of the political parties of the Parliament have earmarked new funds for (16 million DKK) to prevention measures aimed at preventing smoking among young people and to the launch of a national strategy to combat smoking among young people. In 2013 the Government ensured funds for (42 million DKK) to help heavy smokers to quit smoking If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 22

23 Protection of public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: protecting public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry? ensuring that the public has access, in accordance with Article 12(c), to a wide range of information on tobacco industry activities relevant to the objectives of the Convention, such as in a public repository? If you answered to any of the questions under or , please provide details in the space below. The Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration published in 2007 Good behaviour in public administration, which describes the basic terms and conditions of work in the public sector Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 5.3 in the past two years or since submission of your last report. There has been no change since the last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 5.3 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 23

24 3.2 MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF DEMAND FOR TOBACCO 3.2 Article MEASURES RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF DEMAND FOR TOBACCO (with reference to Articles 6 14) Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: (a) tax policies and, where appropriate, price policies on tobacco products so as to contribute to the health objectives aimed at reducing tobacco consumption? (b) prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, sales to international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? prohibiting or restricting, as appropriate, imports by international travellers of tax- and duty-free tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 6 (Price and tax measures to reduce the demand for tobacco) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. In 2012 the Parliament passed a law that will prohibit cigarette packages containing less than 20 cigarettes. The reason for the law has been to sustain the effect of the imposed extra duties on tobacco. They could otherwise be circumvented by smaller cigarette packages. The latest tax increase was in 2013 and was around 10 percent on cigarettes If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 24

25 Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places? If you answered "" to question , what is the type/nature of the measure providing for the ban? national law subnational law(s) administrative and executive orders voluntary agreements other measures (please specify: ) Please provide a brief explanation of the type/nature and content of the measures providing for the ban. The Smoke Free Environmental Act applies to all public and private workplaces, institutions for children and adolescents, indoor facilities to which the public has access, including means of public transport (the public space) and hospitality establishments. As a general rule, smoking is not permitted indoors at these premises. The Act also includes some exceptions. In general, it is permitted to establish smoking booths and special rooms for smoking at the above mentioned places. Moreover, in drop-in centres for the socially exposed, it may be decided that smoking is permitted and at nursing homes, residential rooms for adults and the like, each resident may decide whether smoking is permitted in the room or dwelling that servers as the resident s private home. In child-care centres, kindergartens, primary and lower secondary schools, high schools that mainly have enrolled children and adolescents younger than 18 years, smoking are not allowed anyone, that is, children, students, teachers, and parents etc., to smoke indoor or outdoor. The national law is a minimum requirement and the owner of private or public 25

26 enterprises can set more firm rules If you answered to any options in , do any of these measures provide for a mechanism/ infrastructure for enforcement? If you answered "" to question please provide details of this system. Enforcement of the ban is secured by the Danish Working Environment Authority under the law of Working Environment, The Danish Maritime Authority and the Minister for Transport and Energy If you answered to question , please specify the settings and extent/comprehensiveness of measures applied in indoor workplaces, public transport, indoor public places and, as appropriate, other public places. Complete Partial ne Indoor workplaces: government buildings health-care facilities educational facilities 1 universities private workplaces other (please specify: ) Public transport: airplanes trains ferries ground public transport (buses, trolleybuses, trams) motor vehicles used as places of work (taxis, ambulances, delivery 1 except universities 26

27 vehicles) private vehicles other (please specify: ) 27

28 Indoor public places: cultural facilities shopping malls pubs and bars nightclubs restaurants other (please specify: ) Please provide a brief summary of complete and partial measures, with specific details of the partial measures that have been implemented. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor workplaces The employer can allow smoking in designated smoking rooms and smoking cabins. Banning tobacco smoking in public transport There is a complete ban with the exemption that on passenger ships smoking can be allowed in designated smoking rooms and smoking cabins. Banning tobacco smoking in indoor public places In restaurants, the owner can allow smoking in designated smoking rooms and smoking cabins. In small bars in which the area accessible by the public is less than 40 square meters, the owner can allow smoking if a number of criteria are met Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 8 (Protection from exposure to tobacco smoke) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. In May 2007, the Danish Parliament adopted the Smoke-free Environments Act. The purpose of the Act is to promote smoke-free environments with the aim of preventing harmful health effects from passive smoking and involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. In June 2012, the Danish Parliament adopted a revision of the Smoke-free Environments Acts implementing more stringent rules for smoke-free environments in particular as regard the protection of children and young people and to further limit the possible exceptions to the general smoking ban at workplaces. 28

29 USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 8 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 8 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 29

30 Regulation of the contents of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: testing and measuring the contents of tobacco products? testing and measuring the emissions of tobacco products? regulating the contents of tobacco products? regulating the emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 9 (Regulation of the contents of tobacco products) in the past two years or since submission of your last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 9 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 30

31 Regulation of tobacco product disclosures (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring manufacturers or importers of tobacco products to disclose to Government authorities information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? requiring public disclosure of information about the: contents of tobacco products? emissions of tobacco products? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 10 (Regulation of tobacco product disclosures) in the past two years or since submission of your last report USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 10 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 31

32 Packaging and labelling of tobacco products (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: requiring that packaging, individual cigarettes or other tobacco products do not carry advertising or promotion? (a) requiring that packaging and labelling do not promote a product by any means that are false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions? (b) requiring that each unit packet and package of tobacco products and any outside packaging and labelling of such products carry health warnings describing the harmful effects of tobacco use? (b)(i) ensuring that the health warnings are approved by the competent national authority? (b)(ii) ensuring that the health warnings are rotated? (b)(iii) ensuring that the health warnings are clear, visible and legible? (b)(iii) If you answered "" to question , does your law mandate, as a minimum, a style, size and colour of font to render the warning clear, visible and legible? (b)(iv) ensuring that the health warnings occupy no less than 30% of the principal display areas? ensuring that the health warnings occupy 50% or more of the principal display areas? (b)(v) ensuring that health warnings are in the form of, or include, pictures or pictograms? 32

33 If you answered to question , does the Government own the copyright to these pictures and pictograms? If you answered to question , would you grant a nonexclusive and royalty-free licence for the use of health warnings developed in your jurisdiction with other Parties? requiring that each unit packet and package of tobacco products and any outside packaging and labelling of such products contain information on relevant: constituents of tobacco products emissions of tobacco products requiring that the warnings and other textual information appear on each unit packet and package and on any outside packaging and labelling in the principal language or languages of the country? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 11 (Packaging and labelling of tobacco products) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. In 2011 the Parliament introduced pictorial warnings (EU-library) on cigarettes and other tobacco products for smoking. Combined health warnings on tobacco for smoking have been statutory since USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 11 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 11 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to or not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 33

34 Education, communication, training and public awareness (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: (a) educational and public awareness programmes? (Please refer to programmes implemented since submission of your two-year report.) If you answered to question , to whom are these programmes targeted? adults or the general public children and young people men women pregnant women ethnic groups other (please specify: ) If you answered to question , do you reflect the following key differences among targeted population groups in educational and public awareness programmes? age gender educational background cultural background socioeconomic status other (please specify: amount tobacco smoked on a daily basis ) 34

35 (b) If you answered to question , do these educational and public awareness programmes cover: health risks of tobacco consumption? health risks of exposure to tobacco smoke? benefits of the cessation of tobacco use and tobacco-free lifestyles? 12(f) adverse economic consequences of - tobacco production? - tobacco consumption? adverse environmental consequences of - tobacco production? - tobacco consumption? (e) awareness and participation of the following agencies and organizations in development and implementation of intersectoral programmes and strategies for tobacco control: public agencies? nongovernmental organizations not affiliated with the tobacco industry? private organizations? other (please specify: )? Are the elaboration, management and implementation of communication, education, training and public awareness programmes guided by research and do they undergo pre-testing, monitoring and evaluation? (d) Are appropriate and special training or sensitization and awareness programmes on tobacco control addressed to: health workers? community workers? social workers? 35

36 media professionals? educators? decision-makers? administrators? other (please specify: )? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 12 (Education, communication, training and public awareness) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. Campaigns and cessation projects have been completed both locally and nationally. E.g The campaign: Every cigarette is doing you damage The campaign was a part of the implementation of the national Plan against Cancer III. The campaign was based an Australian concept that the Danish Health and Medicines Authority gained license to use in Denmark. A special concept targeting vulnerable children and young persons has been developed and is implemented in several municipalities, boarding schools and vacational schools. Health promotion packages on tobacco has been developed and distributed to all municipalities with recommendations for actions on tobacco prevention and smoking cessation USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 12 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 12 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 36

37 Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, any legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes: instituting a comprehensive ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? If you answered to question , please proceed to question If you answered to question , does your ban cover: display and visibility of tobacco products at points of sales? the domestic Internet? the global Internet? brand stretching and/or brand sharing? product placement as a means of advertising or promotion? the depiction of tobacco or tobacco use in entertainment media products? tobacco sponsorship of international events or activities and/or participants therein? contributions from tobacco companies to any other entity for socially responsible causes and/or any other activities implemented under the umbrella of corporate social responsibility by the tobacco industry? cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory? 37

38 13.7 the same forms of cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship entering your territory for which domestic regulation apply? Please proceed to question If you answered "" to question are you precluded by your constitution or constitutional principles from undertaking a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? applying restrictions on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? applying restrictions on cross-border advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory with cross-border effects? (a) prohibiting those forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship that promote a tobacco product by any means that are false, misleading, deceptive or likely to create an erroneous impression about its characteristics, health effects, hazards or emissions? (b) requiring that health or other appropriate warnings or messages accompany all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship? (c) restricting the use of direct or indirect incentives that encourage the purchase of tobacco products by the public? (d) requiring the disclosure to relevant Government authorities of expenditures by the tobacco industry on advertising, promotion and sponsorship not yet prohibited? 38

39 (e) restricting tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship on: radio? television? print media? the domestic Internet? the global Internet? other media (please specify: )? (f) restricting tobacco sponsorship of: international events and activities? participants therein? Whether you answered or to question , are you: cooperating with other Parties in the development of technologies and other means necessary to facilitate the elimination of cross-border advertising? imposing penalties for cross-border advertising equal to those applicable to domestic advertising, promotion and sponsorship originating from your territory in accordance with national law? Please provide a brief description of the progress made in implementing Article 13 (Tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship) in the past two years or since submission of your last report. The Act prohibiting tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship was passed in 2001 and revised in 2008 and USE OF THE GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES Please use the space below to provide additional information regarding use of the Guidelines for implementation of Article 13 of the WHO FCTC in your jurisdiction (please refer to the section on Article 13 of the step-by-step instructions document when responding to this question). Alternatively, you may wish to provide detailed information through the additional questionnaire on the use of guidelines. Response to this section or to the additional questionnaire is voluntary. 39

40 If you have any other relevant information pertaining to but not covered in this section, please provide details in the space below. 40

41 Demand reduction measures concerning tobacco dependence and cessation (Please check or. For affirmative answers, please provide a brief summary in the space provided at the end of the section and attach the relevant documentation. Please provide documentation, if available, in one of the six official languages.) Have you adopted and implemented, where appropriate, legislative, executive, administrative or other measures or have you implemented, where appropriate, programmes on any of the following: developing and disseminating appropriate, comprehensive and integrated guidelines based on scientific evidence and best practices? programmes to promote cessation of tobacco use, including: media campaigns emphasizing the importance of quitting? programmes specially designed for: o underage girls and young women o women o pregnant women telephone quitlines local events, such as activities related to World Tobacco Day or National Smoking Day, if appropriate? other (please specify: Funds for (42 million DKK) have been allocated to promote local cessation projects for smokers smoking more than 15 cigarettes daily )? 41

42 (a) design and implementation of programmes aimed at promoting the cessation of tobacco use, in such locations as: educational institutions? health-care facilities? workplaces? sporting environments? other (please specify: )? (b) inclusion of diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence and counselling services for cessation of tobacco use in national programmes, plans and strategies for: tobacco control? health? education? inclusion of programmes on the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence in your health-care system? (b) If you answered to question , which structures in your health-care system provide programmes for the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco dependence? primary health care secondary and tertiary health care specialist health-care systems (please specify: ) specialized centres for cessation counselling and treatment of tobacco dependence rehabilitation centres other (please specify: Municipalities - health centres ) 42