Purpose
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To facilitate the achievement of the tobacco-free vision
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Mode of operation
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TFC mandate is to support and facilitate measures to reduce smoking prevalence not maximising sales or profit
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Independent of government
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Transparent governance structure
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Non-profit making
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Focus on controlling and reducing supply of tobacco products
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TFC to be disbanded once tobacco targets are reached.
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Structure/relationships
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Contractual relationship between TFC and tobacco industry (TFC commissions tobacco industry to provide supply of tobacco products)
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TFC supplies tobacco products to licensed tobacco retailers (no direct supply of retailers by tobacco industry)
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Other possible measures which TFC could introduce/facilitate
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Licensing tobacco retailers
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Controls over number and location of tobacco retailers
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Removal of point-of-sale tobacco product displays
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Tobacco retailers required to provide smoking cessation support and aids
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Plain packaging of tobacco products
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