It did not give approval for the programme as that would be outside its remit.
The score reflects the significant allocations made by the Armenian government in 2006 2008 following the accession to the FCTC and approval of the state programme on tobacco control.
The European Council takes note of the approval of the fourth programme on equal rights and opportunities for women and men and wishes to continue action in favour of women with a view to achieving fully equal treatment.
The Western Cape Education Department approved delivery of the programme during school time and the University of Cape Town, Health Sciences Faculty, Research Ethics Committee provided ethics approval prior to the start of the intervention.
The approval of the belt-tightening programme by 155 deputies – bar one dissident, who was immediately expelled from the ruling Pasok socialist party – paves the way for a fifth injection of cash from the EU and IMF.
"With today's approval of the revised economic programme, the country has taken an important step forward along the necessary path of fiscal consolidation and growth-enhancing structural reform," they said in a statement.
It provided a framework for the definition of targets, the approval of mitigation programmes, and the adoption of rules regarding intervention methods and trade.
Ethical approval for this aspect of the programme was given by Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Research Ethics Committee [reference 08/H1014/39].
"The approval of the Paris agreement work programme is the basis for a transformative process which will require strengthened ambition from the international community," he said.
That same day, the Board also reviewed proposed modifications to simplify procedures for the consideration and approval of country programme documentation.
