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[Asia, Fiji] Smoking to be banned in schools and tertiary institutes
Schools or tertiary institutes and amusement centers are amongst the public places where smoking will be prohibited from the first of July. This according to Ministry of Health Tobacco Control Unit Head Aminiasi Tavui will be introduced under the Tobacc
May 26, 2013
FijiVillage.com (fj)
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May 26, 2013 12:57
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[Australia, Australia and Oceania, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands] ARCHIVE: Philip Morris Limited submission on a new Pacific trade and economic agreement (PDF)
PML faces tax and excise discrimination which impedes our ability to effectively compete in a number of markets. Fiji – tariff and excise barriers – unequal treatment of imported tobacco products, contrary to Fiji’s WTO obligations and GATT rules.
Jul 1, 2009
Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (au)
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May 19, 2013 11:37
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[Fiji] Tobacco regulation to increase areas of smoking prohibition
A Tobacco Control Regulation is expected to come into effect in July this year which will cover more areas where smoking is prohibited. A briefing with stakeholders was held in Lautoka in relation to Tobacco Control Regulation 2012 which was gazetted th
May 13, 2013
FijiVillage.com (fj)
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May 13, 2013 03:13
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[Australia and Oceania, Fiji] Smoke price to rise
EXPECT a hike in the price of cigarettes if local authorities support moves to increase taxation on cigarettes in Pacific Islands, where a high percentage of deaths are related to diseases caused by non communicable diseases (NCDs).
May 1, 2013
Fiji Times Online (fj)
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Apr 30, 2013 22:22
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[Asia, Fiji] Respect non-smokers: Health Ministry
Health Ministry Spokesperson, Shalvin Deo says people’s responses won’t deter the work they are doing. “We are trying everything to discourage people from smoking and know it’s up to the smoker, and as you know that 80% of all deaths in Fiji are related
Apr 16, 2013
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) (fj)
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Apr 16, 2013 04:27
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[Australia and Oceania, Fiji] More areas declared smoke free
Smoking in restaurants will be illegal as of 1st of July, and a thousand dollars fine will be carried if any one business breaches this. This comes as a new law under the tobacco control regulation 2012 where graphical warnings on cigarette packets will
Apr 12, 2013
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) (fj)
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Apr 12, 2013 04:58
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[Fiji] 37 booked for cigarette sales
THIRTY-SEVEN people have been booked in the first three months of 2013 for selling cigarette rolls. The 37 were part of a total of 74 people booked in the Central Division by the Ministry of Health (MOH) Tobacco Enforcement Unit — for breaching the Tobac
Mar 25, 2013
Fiji Times Online (fj)
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Mar 24, 2013 23:28
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[Fiji] Health Ministry books tobacco offenders
The Tobacco Enforcement Unit of Health Ministry has this year so far booked 74 people in the Central Division for breaching the Tobacco Control Decree. Fifty percent of these bookings were for selling single cigarette rolls.
Mar 22, 2013
The Jet Newspaper (fj)
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Mar 22, 2013 12:51
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[Fiji, Korea - South] Cigarette smuggling
According to the Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma, smuggling of illicit cigarettes was a global issue. Dr Sharma, who just returned from an international meeting on the Framework on Convention on Tobacco in South Korea last week, said smuggling of illicit
Nov 22, 2012
Fiji Times Online (fj)
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Nov 22, 2012 06:32
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[Fiji] Cigarette prices go up
"British American Tobacco Fiji Limited plants tobacco leaves and also manufactures them and there are costs involved," Mr Singh said. He said the increase was also a result of variations in the foreign exchange rates and inflationary pressures.
Sep 18, 2012
Fiji Times Online (fj)
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Sep 17, 2012 23:47