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Dirty Ashtray Award for Saturday November 22

The Dirty Ashtray Award to the Chair of Committee B for undermining the COP's decision making process by repeatedly ignoring Parties' comments on the need for a process to further revise the reporting instrument -all the way to 10.15 pm on Friday night, when a draft decision, only in English, and not reflecting Parties' comments, was introduced two minutes before the session had to conclude... Scandalous.

Dirty Ashtray Award for Friday November 21

Committee B, we're watching you: you're running out of time to find solutions.

Dirty Ashtray Award for Thursday November 20

The Dirty Ashtray Award goes to Japan for supporting "CSR" (Corporate Social Responsibility) and failing to recognize that this is marketing by another name.

Dirty Ashtray Award for Wednesday November 19

The Dirty Ashtray Award goes to China for attempting to make a mockery of Article 11 guidelines including preferring beautiful cigarette packages over the health of its citizens.

Dirty Ashtray Award for Tuesday November 18

You have been warned. This space is hold for the discussion on Article 5.3.

Dirty Ashtray Award for Monday November 17

The Dirty Ashtray Award goes to the many Parties who have not paid their contributions for this financial period, as this will undermine effective development  and implementation of the FCTC.