The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) said that plain tobacco packaging would hurt UK business. Terming plans to launch plain tobacco packs in Britain an "assault on UK business," TMA said it would only help drive up the ...
A new regulation compelling tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packets has come into effect in Australia. Under the law, all cigarette packs will now have to be sold in identical, olive-brown packs with the same typeface and covered ...
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Australia will be the first country in the world to sell its cigarettes in plain packs starting from tomorrow The Australian government overcame legal challenges from the tobacco industry to implement the change. Under new laws which ...
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The UK Department of Health’s consultation on plain tobacco packaging came to an end, after being, following its extension by a month to let more people to respond as it evoked strong public interest. As per the proposal, packets ...
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On 31 August,Ukraine asked the to WTO set up a panel to hear a dispute on"measures concerning trademarks and other plain packaging requirements applicable to the tobacco products". Ukraine has next to no cigarette trade with Australia but ...
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