Ecuador is a peaceful country with a recognized citizen power to "knock "presidents when counteract the popular mandate and cause social scenarios and economic crisis. Thus we can conclude that public issues are a major interest mobilizing citizen.
This search for the public respect for us to be optimistic about the immediate progress demanded by the process control snuff, however, that when they show the first 5 years of ratifying the Framework Convention for the Control of snuff FCTC, the results are fairly medium in terms of implementation of measures to control supply and demand for products derived from snuff: enshrines the Smoke-free but immediately afterwards was excepted places of entertainment such as bars, casinos and nightclubs. In ADVERTISING is a partial ban because it left out the outlets and print media that are used quite effectively by Philip Morris, who monopolizes the production and marketing with companies ITABSA, windows, and PROESA . In TAXES if there is a noteworthy development, having declared an increase, but as explained by smoking Alliance: "The special consumption tax (ICE) on cigarettes was raised from 80 to 150% last year in Ecuador (2008 .) However, the final sales price to the public has remained relatively low and affordable for younger and low relative income earners, hence consumption had been showing an increasing trend. "
Since few countries, Ecuador has a constitutional environment favorable for the implementation of the FCTC, to the extent that it is easy to conclude that the government is committing a flagrant violation of the Constitution whose constituent parts of the State, Rights and Justice, and among these fundamental rights, life, health, good living and healthy environment and a duty to guarantee non-discriminatory cardinal the effective enjoyment of any rights under the Constitution and international instruments, in particular education, health, nutrition, social security and water for its inhabitants.
for Health Protection is affirmed in the Constitution , but for purposes of this publication suffice it to recall that the benefit of children and adolescents, the State shall ensure measures to "prevent the use of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances and the consumption of alcohol and other substances harmful to their health and development" as the main component of snuff and nicotine, a drug leads to addiction and dependence. In environmental matters "It recognizes the right of people to live in a healthy and ecologically balanced environment that ensures sustainable and healthy living." Later in the Article 84 establishes the obligation for the National Assembly and any body with regulatory powers to "adapt formal and material, laws and other legal norms to rights under the Constitution and international treaties, and those necessary to ensure the dignity of human beings and communities, peoples and nationalities, "procedural and substantive appropriateness has not been executed. Paragraph 364 states that "addiction is a public health problem. The State shall be responsible for developing co-ordinated information, prevention and control of alcohol consumption, snuff and narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as well as providing treatment and rehabilitation to occasional users, regular and problematic. "
Lords government and assemblies, in arrears to implement the international treaty for the Control of Snuff, in addition to compromising personal liability for the damage done by cigarette consumption in Ecuador kills more than 15 000 person-years, with an age of onset is 13 years average and a prevalence of 18%, one of the highest in Latin America. If now the State breached the term of 3 years to adopt effective health warnings, which will not happen the same with the 5-year period that marks the Convention for a total ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship (see Articles 11 and 13 FCTC).
snuff NO Campaign social organizations should control snuff that parallel to the empowerment of civil society and building political will consider legal action management to achieve the Assembly's executive and implementation of the measures forced Ecuador to ratify the FCTC.
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