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[Europe] Tobacco Products Directive risks undermining IP rights in EU market

Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), is concerned that measures included within the newly introduced EU Tobacco Products Directive will result in a backwash of unintende
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (fr)
added Feb 20, 2013 19:46
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Cigarette Taxes and Cigarette Smuggling by State

Public policies often have unintended consequences that outweigh their benefits. One consequence of high state cigarette tax rates has been increased smuggling, as criminals procure discounted packs from low-tax states to sell in high-tax states. Growing
Tax Foundation
added Jan 14, 2013 11:55
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Report: Some 22 billion cigarettes smuggled into Iran last calendar year ($$)

TREND News Agency (az)
added Dec 16, 2012 16:08
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[Europe] EU will Menthol- und Slim- Zigaretten verbieten [ EU wants to ban menthol - and Slim - cigarettes ]

The EU Commission is putting pressure in the fight against smoking! Next week in order to propose the cigarette unit for Europe, menthol cigarettes and slim cigarettes ("slim-line") will be banned.
Bild.com (de)
added Dec 13, 2012 13:38
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[South Africa, Zimbabwe] Espionage case, net closes in on British American Tobacco

THE net is closing in on officials from British American Tobacco (BAT) and other companies accused of collaborating with South African tobacco firms to engage in corporate espionage to sabotage local cigarette manufacturers.
Bulawayo24 (zw)
added Dec 4, 2012 03:15
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Contraband cigarettes smuggled in coffins in Bulgaria

Smugglers transported millions of contraband cigarettes around Bulgaria in coffins and even hired hearses to throw investigators off the scent, the country's customs chief said on Tuesday.
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Nov 14, 2012 07:17
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[Kentucky, Missouri] St. Louis couple charged in massive contraband cigarette scheme

A tobacco distributor closely watched by federal agents for a decade along with two relatives were charged in Kentucky with using phony invoices to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars' worth of cigarettes sold in several states.
AP - Associated Press
added Oct 6, 2012 05:53
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[Canada] Native cigarette trade documentary Smoke Traders makes its World Broadcast Premiere on TVO October 24 at 9 pm

The TVO-commissioned documentary Smoke Traders makes its world broadcast premiere on TVO Wednesday October 24 at 9 pm. The hour-long film from Rezolution Pictures ignites a debate about the Mohawk Nation's involvement in the tobacco trade, raising issues
Canada Newswire (CNW) (ca)
added Oct 4, 2012 02:42
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[Europe] Denmark to enforce smokeless tobacco ban

Government caves on EU's snus restrictions
Copenhagen Post (dk)
added Sep 10, 2012 11:07
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EU Probes Cigarette Deal That May Have Aided Syria

The European Union is investigating whether its Syrian sanctions were violated by the sale of cigarettes to a firm linked to cousins of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to corporate documents seen by The Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Aug 22, 2012 02:39
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