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FORM 8-K  

• TOBACCO USE IN THE AIR FORCE  

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include: designation of tobacco-free medical campuses; updated Designated Tobacco Areas and areas where tobacco use is prohibited; updated policies on tobacco use among Airmen in formal training programs; revised interventions to prevent and decrease tobacco use; and revised delineation of responsibilities to promote a tobacco-free Air Force.

Chapter 1

TOBACCO USE IN THE AIR FORCE

Section 1A— GOAL

1.1. The goal is a tobacco-free AF. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Tobacco use degrades the state of military readiness and the health of military personnel. Commanders and leaders should strive for tobacco-free AF installations and decrease supportive environments for tobacco use.

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Attorney General Conway Announces $101.7 Million in Tobacco Settlement Money 

Bill Information for SB 485 (2011-2012)  

King County poised to join local communities that support tobacco-free policies in busiest areas of parks 

King County poised to join local communities that support tobacco-free policies in busiest areas of parks

Signs would prohibit tobacco use in heavily-used areas such as playgrounds, sports fields; compliance voluntary, much like for littering, off-leash dogs, or alcohol in a park

King County would join a growing list of local parks, hospitals and schools with policies for tobacco-free areas under a proposed ordinance sent today to the King County Council to prohibit tobacco use in the busiest areas of the County's expansive parks system.

"When people come to a public park, they expect to breathe fresh air - not someone else's cigarettes," said King County Executive Dow Constantine, citing a survey of county residents in which more than 70 percent said they support smoke-free public places, including parks.

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Putting Smoke Out Of Sight And Out Of Mind  

New legislation comes into effect today (Friday 6 April) to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking.

From today, all large shops and supermarkets inEnglandwill have to cover up cigarettes and hide tobacco products from public view.

Evidence shows that cigarette displays in shops can lure young people to start smoking. More than eight million people inEnglandstill smoke - it is one of biggest preventable killers causing more than 80,000 deaths each year. Nearly two-thirds of current and ex-smokers say they started smoking before they were 18.

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Bill Summary & Status - 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) - S.1461 - All Information  

Bill Summary & Status - 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) - S.1461  

• Revenue to Ask Court to Rule on Roll Your Own (RYO) Issue (PDF) 

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) announces it will ask the Dane County Circuit Court to rule on the sale and use of pipe tobacco in roll your own (RYO) machines prior to the court making a final decision in the RYO case between the agency and RW Petersen, LLC, et. al. (RW Petersen).

Specifically, DOR will be filing a motion for injunctive relief with Dane County Circuit Court by March 30. The injunctive relief motion will ask the court to bar the use of pipe tobacco in RYO machines because state law prohibits the sale of tobacco for use in cigarettes, unless that tobacco is listed on the state’s directory of approved brands. No pipe tobacco brands are listed on the directory. (A motion for injunctive relief requires a party in the case to do – or refrain from doing – specific acts.)

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• WTO Dispute Settlement: Ukraine files dispute against Australia (13 March 2012) on Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011  

The following information is taken directly from the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement web page which reports that on 13 March 2012, Ukraine requested consultations with Australia under the WTO's dispute settlement system with respect to Australia's Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 which the WTO website noted imposes "trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products".

On 15 March 2012, the WTO disseminated Ukraine's request for consultations (reproduced below) with Australia on "Certain Measures concerning Trademarks and Other Plain Packaging Requirements Applicable to Tobacco Products and Packaging" (WT/DS434/1). The Ukraine submission can be found on the following link: http://keionline.org/sites/default/files/Ukrainecomplaintobacco_0.doc

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Indiana Smokefree communities (PDF) 

To date, Forty-two (42) municipalities in the State of Indiana have passed some local smoke free air law. Fifteen (15) communities (plus the Indianapolis International Airport) have implemented 100% comprehensive smoke free workplace laws that cover all workers in the community (highlighted in pink). An additional nineteen (19) laws are effective public health policy and follow the guidelines outlined by the U.S. Surgeon General for eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke from the indoor places that the respective ordinances cover, however these ordinances do not cover all types of workplaces (highlighted in green). Seven (7) Indiana communities have passed policies that do not follow the recommended guidelines outlined by the Surgeon General for protecting citizens from exposure to secondhand smoke (not highlighted).

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Overview of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act 

Introduction

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) became law on June 22, 2009. It gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products to protect public health.

The Tobacco Control Act:

* Recognizes that virtually all new users of tobacco products are under 18 - the minimum legal age to purchase these products. Many new users will become addicted before they are old enough to understand the risks and ultimately will die too young of tobacco-related diseases. The Tobacco Control Act seeks to prevent and reduce tobacco use by these young people.

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RETURN OF ORDINANCE AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF VETO TO THE CLERK OF THE CITY-COUNTY COUNCIL (PDF) 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Office of the Mayor by Indiana Code §86-3-4-16, I hereby veto General Ordinance No. 18, 2012, delivered to me on February 2, 2012, for the reason stated below.

The exemptions to the smoking ban contained in Proposal 18 do not meet my minimal requirement to afford a private and fraternal club and its members a meaningful choice when electing to be a smoking or smoke-free establishment.

[signed] Gregory A. Ballard, Mayor

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• LCQ8: Sale of illicit cigarettes 

Following is a question by the Hon Wong Ting-kwong and a written reply by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Professor K C Chan, in the Legislative Council today (February 8):

Question:

It has been reported that quite a number of traders are suspected of sellingduty-not-paid cigarettes (illicit cigarettes) through a major shopping web site on the Mainland; as the retail price of these illicit cigarettes is 60% lower than that of genuine duty-paid cigarettes, and traders can deliver the illicit cigarettes through courier companies to the buyers' residences in three days, thus quite a number of young people in Hong Kong are attracted to place orders. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: . . .

Reply:

President,

(a) The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) has been closely monitoring illicit cigarette activities. Intelligence reveals that the sale of illicit cigarettes via internet is not common.

Last year, C&ED received only a single complaint regarding such activities in the local market. C&ED will continue to monitor the situation so as to prevent such illegal activities. . . .

(c) C&ED will take stringent enforcement actions against illicit cigarette activities. If the illicit cigarette activities involve Mainland websites, as these websites are operated outside Hong Kong, C&ED would refer such cases to the Mainland authorities for follow-up actions or appropriate preventive measures. Having regard to the mode of delivery adopted by such activities, C&ED will also step up inspection on import cargoes to prevent the smuggling of illegal commodities into Hong Kong.

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Legislative Detail: KY House Bill 289 - 2012 Regular Session 

Summary

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 438 to prohibit indoor smoking in businesses, places of employment, and other listed public places; exempt private residences, unless used for child care or adult day care; permit smoking in designated nonenclosed areas; require posting of "no smoking" signs as specified locations; permit political subdivisions of the Commonwealth to adopt stricter regulations by ordnance; provide for enforcement by all peace officers and health department employees; provide for the issuance of uniform citations for violation; require that employers and others not discriminate against persons reporting violations;

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