Media reports suggest that Australia has won a landmark trade case related to plain packaging of tobacco products. A ruling from the World Trade Organization (WTO) yet to be published but leaked to a section of the media reveals that the ...
Tags: Tobacco, Plain Packaging
The Canadian government has launched public consultations on plain packaging requirements for tobacco products, in an effort to protect Canadians against the dangers of tobacco use. The ruling will regulate the size and shape of tobacco ...
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Making a case against plain cigarette packaging in the Commercial Court, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland, a distributor of well-known tobacco brands, has argued that being a member of the European Union (EU), Ireland can not ...
Cigarette giant Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has threatened to take legal action against the Irish government if it doesn't stop work over plain packaging legislation for cigarettes. JTI Ireland, one of the biggest producers of ...
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Figures released by the Public Health England PHE have revealed that standardized packaging of tobacco products could help the UK save up to £ 500m. These new figures follow a data released by the Australian treasury in December ...
According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Cuba claimed that the law would be "anti-capitalist" and would threaten free trade. The Communist country added that plain packaging would lead to an increase in counterfeit cigarettes, leading ...
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The CTU have today presented to the health select committee in support of plain packaging of tobacco. "Any steps that can be taken to lower smoking rates will result in New Zealand workers and their families having healthier and better ...
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The “No Thank EU” campaign gives retailers and consumers the opportunity to register their opposition to the proposed regulations that include a ban on menthol cigarettes and 10-packs. The revised Tobacco Products Directive ...
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday (12 July) that a decision on plain packaging had been postponed in order to assess how a similar scheme was operating in Australia. 'Protect jobs' Former managing director of Weidenhammer UK ...
Singapore’s Health Promotion Board (HPB) in partnership with the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) will introduce health warning labels on outer packaging of tobacco products effective March 2013. Under the new measure, which is part ...
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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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