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The World Assembly,

Applauding the efforts of the General Assembly via GAR#459, On Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes, to reduce the consumption of these products and improve global health through this reduction,

Noting the specificity of the mandates in the resolution, requiring very precise and exact action on the issue at hand, and concerned that specifically the requirement for warning labels to be printed in the local language allows for ways to avoid the mandates by selecting a language technically native to the area but not actually spoken by sizable or majority portions of the native population,

Alarmed by the potential for evading effective labelling for sizable portions of the population in multi-lingual areas, where the language printed on the relevant product is not spoken by a resident of said area,

Recognizing the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes packaging for the products, allowing labels to be placed in hard-to-see locations, as well as the fact that this loophole could mean that the required 30 percent of packaging ends up much smaller than intended if a producer abused this lack of definition to count only small amounts of the effective packaging as the official parts,

Startled by the fact that the exact wording of the warning labels is mandated in this resolution and thus unchangeable, even when scientific developments or other important changes with these products occur and would require an updated label,

Disappointed in the fact that due to previous GA resolutions, such as GAR#299, Legal Competence, it would be very difficult to pass meaningful legislation controlling tobacco usage and addiction without trampling on rights previously afforded to nations by the Assembly,

Acknowledging that the regulations on labelling tobacco products are very likely ineffectual due to the fact that few individuals actually read these labels who are not already fully aware of the dangerous impacts of tobacco, rendering nearly the entirety of the resolution to be useless,

Concluding that GAR#459 serves as a hinderance to any individual nation seeking to pass more effective legislation on the matter, and that it is rather ineffectual in achieving the goals it is intended to reach,

Repeals "On Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes".

South St Maarten wrote:Hello!

A couple of initial comments:

For the noting clause, I'd elaborate further on how the specificity of the mandates could cause issues for the management of tobacco products, i.e. provide an example

Furthermore, in the believing clause hindrance to further legislation is not a justification for a repeal. You can recommend a replacement resolution be drafted, sure, but overall try to be more specific in why this resolution needs to be repealed.

Bananaistan wrote:"Opposed. More international micromanagement of a local "problem" is bad."

Tinhampton wrote:Alexander Smith, Tinhamptonian Delegate-Ambassador to the World Assembly: The name of Resolution Two-Hundred and Ninety-Nine I think you are looking for is Legal Competence. We were opposed to the resolution on Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes passing in the first place and will be supportive of all repeals - without replacement!

Imperium Anglorum wrote:Doing a quick read, there are two arguments: (1) NatSov and (2) 'it's not clear/specific'. The first is a NatSov argument; the second is by precedent also a NatSov argument. If that precedent is affirmed, then the repeal would be held as a violation of the NatSov-only rule. Further work would be needed on the specificities argument.

I also highly recommend omitting bolding from your operative verbs.

• Increased taxes on tobacco products to fund education programs and attempt to avert people from buying cigarettes, etc
• Emphasize drug education be mandated in schools so as to discourage people from using tobacco and other drugs from a young age
• Change wording from the passed legislation from "Encourages member nations to prohibit the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to minors" to something stronger and more forceful
• Include rehabilitation centers and poison control centers
• Keep most if not all of the current definitions of "tobacco" and "electronic cigarette"
• Include packaging requirements
• Require member nations to continue educating their respective populaces on the results of tobacco use

Meretica wrote:
A replacement must include most if not all of the following:
[list][*]Increased taxes on tobacco products to fund education programs and attempt to avert people from buying cigarettes, etc

Meretica wrote:I, oddly enough, find myself in support of this repeal-- so long as it is replaced. Meretica has had a firm hold over the control of substance abuse and needs no foreign intervention. However, that is what is best for Meretica, not the international community. Additionally, some tobacco items-- pipes, for instance-- are ignored by both the previously passed legislation and the proposed repeal.

A replacement must include most if not all of the following:

• Increased taxes on tobacco products to fund education programs and attempt to avert people from buying cigarettes, etc
• Emphasize drug education be mandated in schools so as to discourage people from using tobacco and other drugs from a young age
• Change wording from the passed legislation from "Encourages member nations to prohibit the sale of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes to minors" to something stronger and more forceful
• Include rehabilitation centers and poison control centers
• Keep most if not all of the current definitions of "tobacco" and "electronic cigarette"
• Include packaging requirements
• Require member nations to continue educating their respective populaces on the results of tobacco use

Crowheim wrote:Applauding the efforts of the General Assembly via GAR#459, On Tobacco and Electronic Cigarettes, to reduce the consumption of these products and improve global health through this reduction,

Noting the rigid specificity of the mandates in the resolution, requiring very precise and exact action on the issue at hand, and concerned that specifically some may be easily subverted such as the requirement for warning labels to be printed in the local language allows for ways to avoid the mandates by selecting a language technically native to the area but not actually spoken by a sizable or majority portions of the native portion of the population,

Alarmed by the potential for evading effective labelling for sizable portions of the population in multi-lingual areas, where the language printed on the relevant product is not spoken by a resident of said area,

Recognizing the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes packaging for the products, allowing labels to be placed in hard-to-see locations, as well as the fact that this loophole could mean that the required 30 percent of packaging ends up much smaller than intended if a producer abused this lack of definition to count only small amounts of the effective packaging as the official parts,

Startled by the fact that the exact wording of the warning labels is mandated in this resolution and thus unchangeable,even when scientific developments or other important changes with these products occur and would require an updated label,

Disappointed in the fact that due to previous GA resolutions, such as GAR#299, Legal Competence, it would be very difficult to pass meaningful legislation controlling tobacco usage and addiction without trampling on rights previously afforded to nations by the Assembly,

Acknowledging that the regulations on labelling tobacco products are very likely ineffectual due to the fact that few individuals actually read these labels who are not already fully aware of the dangerous impacts of tobacco, rendering nearly the entirety of the resolution to be useless,

Concluding that GAR#459 serves as a hinderance to any individual nation seeking to pass more effective legislation on the matter, and that it is rather ineffectual in achieving the goals it is intended to reach,