The Convention Secretariat has published a guide to support efforts by Parties to the WHO FCTC to ensure that their legal measures with respect to waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) are covered in their national legislation and regulations on tobacco control and are in line with the Convention.

The guide further reflects recommendations from various guidelines for implementation of articles of the WHO FCTC and those of the relevant decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties. The guide and the accompanying sample legislation template aim to help Parties identify and fill gaps that may exist in their regulation of WTS under their existing national tobacco control legislation and regulations.

The guide does not aim to promote separate legislation for WTS; instead, it aims to ensure that Parties’ comprehensive tobacco control legislation or regulations cover WTS.

The guide is available through this link.

Special recognition goes to the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub for Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking on their contribution to the development of this guide. Additional information on SLT products is available at its website.