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[Ireland] Republic to introduce plain cigarettes packs

Ireland is set to become the second country in the world to introduce plain pack cigarettes, it emerged today. The country’s Health Minister announced Government approval for his controversial plans to force tobacco companies to use generic packaging, w
The News Letter (uk)
added May 28, 2013 12:24
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[Asia, India] Banned, but indirect promotion of tobacco goes up

“There has been a dramatic reduction in the direct advertisement of tobacco use, but indirect advertising has gone up. Also, products are promoted at the point of sale. Advertis­ing of tobacco products in any form violates Section 5 of the COTPA,” said D
Deccan Chronicle (in)
added May 27, 2013 16:50
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[Ireland] CROWN: Big Tobacco is not our friend, Taoiseach

The meeting between senior FG figures and cigarette chiefs should never have happened, says John Crown
Irish Independent (ie)
added May 26, 2013 02:20
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[India] Experts push for blanket ban on tobacco promotion

Pointing to the widespread impact of advertisements that encourage the use of tobacco and related products, health and legal experts gathered in the city recently to advocate the need for a comprehensive ban on such promotional activities in the State. T
New Indian Express (in)
added May 26, 2013 01:41
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Supplement / Death and taxes: using the latter to reduce the former

Taxation has become a First Principle of tobacco control worldwide, hailed by the World Bank's 1999 ‘bible’ of international tobacco control, Curbing the Epidemic: Governments and the Economics of Tobacco Control,1 and embodied in Article 6 of the Framewo
Tobacco Control
added May 23, 2013 13:41
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[Africa] Mauritius looks to snuff out more cigarettes with new campaign

Health minister Lormus Bundhoo said that new laws would be enforced to allow for more graphic warnings on cigarette packs while there would be a clamp-down on the sale of tobacco products to juveniles. The government was looking at a complete ban of tob
Africa Review (ke)
added May 22, 2013 07:22
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British American Tobacco's Russia branch accused of massive tax fraud

Three criminal cases have been opened by Russian federal investigators against British American Tobacco's (BAT) local branch on charges of tax evasion amounting to upwards of 335 million rubles ($10.7 million), Izvestia newspaper reports on Monday.
Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) (ru)
added May 21, 2013 06:57
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[Asia, India] Ban on tobacco display leads to lower sales: Study

An international tobacco control survey has found that a ban on tobacco advertisements, especially where tobacco is sold, leads to lower sales of cigarettes. The study was published in Oxford journal 'Health Education Research' earlier this month. It wa
IANS - Indo-Asian News Service (in)
added May 20, 2013 15:13
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[Asia, India] “Slow implementation of health warning by tobacco companies”

“though slow many tobacco brands had put the health warning on the packs’’. The survey conducted by a non-government organisation Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI) of 40-45 retail outlets around various locations in Delhi, revealed that severa
The Hindu Online (in)
added May 20, 2013 09:49
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[Asia] WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY, 31 May 2013 / Ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Many countries in ASEAN have enacted legislations to implement a ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship. These are focused on direct tobacco advertisements and sponsorship of sports and entertainment. Country that has yet to draw up national legislat
Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) (th)
added May 19, 2013 14:16
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