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<big>'''Calls to Action for advocates are listed below. Your voice matters!'''</big>
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=Global=
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==THR X (Twitter) Community Notes==
==THR X (Twitter) Community Notes==
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A great way for the informed consumer to share information and to call out the issues with tweets seen regularly. Hints, tips,  and links for information, such as how to join on Twitter, etc. can be found on the [[THR X Community Notes|THR X Community notes information and how to page]]
A great way for the informed consumer to share information and to call out the issues with tweets seen regularly. Hints, tips,  and links for information, such as how to join on Twitter, etc. can be found on the [[THR X Community Notes|THR X Community notes information and how to page]]
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=Region: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, UK=


=Region: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, UK=
== UK Vape TAX - Make sure to respond by the 29th May 2024 ==
== UK Vape TAX - Make sure to respond by the 29th May 2024 ==
===[https://novapetax.uk/ NNA Call to action and information page]===
=== LONDON, March 6, 2024: The Chancellor has today approved a tax on vaping liquids which is ill-thought-out and will cost thousands of lives. ===
=== LONDON, March 6, 2024: The Chancellor has today approved a tax on vaping liquids which is ill-thought-out and will cost thousands of lives. ===
* The tax on vaping liquids is damaging in principle and in practice.
* The tax on vaping liquids is damaging in principle and in practice.
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*You can learn more about taxing vapor products [[ENDS Taxes|here]].
*You can learn more about taxing vapor products [[ENDS Taxes|here]].


==UK Disposable Vape Ban - Be sure to respond by 25 March 2024==
=Region: Europe=
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-england-regulations-2024-draft-si The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024 draft SI]


=Region: Europe=
==EU==
 
===Sign the petition===
*[https://worldvapersalliance.com/every-life-counts/ #EveryLifeCounts]
*"At the end of this year we will submit the petition to the EU Parliament’s PETI committee."
 
==Spain - Sign the Petition==
 
===Submit to the public consultation! '''Submission Deadline is April 23'''===
*The Spanish Government has launched a public consultation on a Draft Royal Decree on the regulation of tobacco and related products.  The first part of the Decree aims to introduce plain packaging and a flavour ban for vaping products.  If a country as big as Spain enacts a flavour ban it could have serious repercussions for the rest of the EU with the next iteration of the TPD due in late 2025 / early 2026.  The consultation will run until 23 April and is open to citizens, organisations and associations (even if they are not Spanish). The consultation is relatively straightforward, all you have to do is send an email with your comments on why vape flavours should not be banned.  I've attached the consultation information in Spanish and English.  Do consider taking the time to add your contribution.
*Email submissions to: [[consultapublicatabaquismo@sanidad.gob.es]]
*Press release & call for contributions: Press releases - [https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/gabinete/notasPrensa.do?id=6388 Health begins the procedures to establish the generic packaging of tobacco]
 
===[https://www.change.org/p/yo-vapeo-no-fumo-no-a-la-discriminaci%C3%B3n-contra-los-vapeadores ¡Yo Vapeo NO Fumo! ¡NO a la discriminación contra los vapeadores!] (I Vape I DO NOT Smoke! NO to discrimination against vapers!)===


=Region: North America=
=Region: North America=
==Canada==
[https://mailchi.mp/cd742c89a212/say-no-to-the-flavour-ban?e=0151af3334 Stop the Flavor Ban]
==United States==
==United States==
The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) issues calls to action at the [https://casaa.org/get-involved/national-calls-to-action/ federal, state, and local levels].
===CASAA===
*The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association issues calls to action at the [https://casaa.org/get-involved/national-calls-to-action/ federal, state, and local levels].(Note: there are several at the time of this entry, March 11, 2024)
===VTA===
*The Vapor Technology Association has set up an [https://vaportechnology.org/action-center/#/ action center] that covers issues around the US.


=Region: Central and South America=
=Region: Central and South America=


=== [[Mythbusters]] Multilingual resources for advocacy, with materials and graphics. (German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese) ===
==Argentina - Sign the Petition==
[https://www.change.org/p/carta-abierta-al-presidente-de-la-naci%C3%B3n-argentina Carta abierta al Presidente de la Nación Argentina] (Open letter to the President of the Argentine Nation)


= Region: Asia Pacific =
= Region: Asia Pacific =
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