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[Czech Republic, Europe] Parliament may not pass ban on smoking in restaurants, health minister says

The European Commission (EC) may not push through its version of the anti-smoking directive to ban flavoured cigarettes and enlarge the warning against smoking consequences on cigarette packets either, MEP Zuzana Roithova (for Christian Democrats, KDU-CS
Prague Daily Monitor (cz)
added Mar 25, 2013 05:46
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Research uncovers tobacco companies’ tactics to undermine tobacco control in Czech Republic

The University’s Tobacco Control Research Group uncovered ongoing interference from British American Tobacco and Philip Morris to influence tobacco tax policies
University of Bath (uk)
added Jun 26, 2012 16:27
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[Czech Republic, Europe, Poland] Týden: Poles sell extremely cheap leaf tobacco in CzechRep

A Polish company is running a network of "Eko natural" shops selling extremely cheap tobacco leaves, which are not subject to excise tax, on the verge of law in the Czech-Polish border area in north Moravia, the weekly Tyden out Monday writes. It says a
Prague Daily Monitor (cz)
added Apr 17, 2013 09:10
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[Czech Republic] Smoking ban could be law this time

Proposed more than once in the past but always shelved, a ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants could finally become law in the Czech Republic after legislation was presented by the Health Ministry.
Prague Post (cz)
added Jan 17, 2013 09:52
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[Czech Republic, Europe, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine] Region: Zeroing in on border smuggling

This illegal trade is driven by the enormous price differentials for cigarettes in the EU and its Eastern Neighborhood - a pack of smokes can cost less than 1 euro in Ukraine, 5 euros in Germany and £7.50 in the United Kingdom.
Prague Post (cz)
added Aug 24, 2012 05:45
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[Czech Republic, UK, USA] Henry Scowcroft: More Evidence That We Need to Stop Tobacco Marketing

So we wanted to highlight three studies published in June that, taken together, reinforce the urgent need to stop cigarette companies marketing their deadly wares. The first two studies show how tobacco companies manipulated national and international p
Huffington Post (blog)
added Aug 12, 2012 18:50
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[Czech Republic] AUDIO: Radio Prague - The e-cigarette phenomenon - study finds a third of Czech smokers have tried the new "safe" cigarettes

Czech Radio 7 - Radio Prague (cz)
added Aug 2, 2012 17:25
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[Czech Republic] Customs officers uncover illegal cigarette plants

Czech customs officers uncovered and closed down two plants for the illegal production of cigarettes in the vicinity of Zlin which may have deprived the state of up to 29 million crowns in excise tax, General Customs Authority spokesman Jiri Bartak told C
Prague Daily Monitor (cz)
added Nov 8, 2012 11:38
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[Czech Republic, Europe] Czech lower house approves higher cigarette tax

The Czech lower house approved a tax rise on cigarettes and tobacco on Wednesday, a move that will raise 1.4 billion crowns ($72.81 million) for next year's budget while softening the price jump needed to meet EU norms by 2014. The Czech Republic must br
Reuters
added Sep 26, 2012 12:06
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[Czech Republic] Shining more light on tobacco company tactics

Two papers in PLoS Medicine this week highlight again the tactics used by the tobacco industry when attempts are made to regulate them.
PLOS Blogs
added Jun 27, 2012 13:37
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