In addition to disseminating information about the dangers of smoking, providing support for smoking cessation, and implementing tax measures, tobacco prevention also relies on legal and regulatory actions. The firm has extensive experience in this area.
Examples:
- Consulting on the protection and enforcement of whistleblowers’ rights in the field of public health, and examining the creation of a support fund and a legal protection mechanism.
- Advice on the possibility of introducing plain packaging into French law.
- Monitoring the transposition into French law of the measures provided for by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.
- Assistance in drafting bills and amendments, as well as explanatory memoranda and legal arguments in support of public health positions.
- Lawsuits filed as a civil party against manufacturers and distributors for illegal tobacco advertising.