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[Ukraine] Law Banning Tobacco Products Advertising Comes Into Force

The law bans any advertisement and encouragement to sell tobacco products, logos for goods and services and other items of intellectual property rights under which tobacco products are available.
Ukrainian News Agency (ua)
added Sep 16, 2012 13:25
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[Australia, Ukraine] Canberra wards off tobacco protest ($$))

THE government has won the first round of its battle at the World Trade Organisation to keep tobacco plain packaging laws, but analysts warn it may yet face defeat.
The Australian (au)
added Sep 2, 2012 13:10
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Australia challenges Ukraine on tobacco

On Saturday, Ukraine asked the WTO set up a panel to hear a dispute on "measures concerning trademarks and other plain packaging requirements applicable to the tobacco products".
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added Sep 2, 2012 12:55
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[Australia, Hong Kong, Ukraine, USA] MARTIN: Smoke signals: plans of Big Tobacco plain to see

on the question of an outside Investor State Dispute Settlement Mechanism the Howard government stood firm. The Gillard government is standing firm, too. The multinational nature of large Australian corporations means it would effectively be giving them
Sydney Morning Herald (au)
added Aug 28, 2012 23:50
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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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[Australia, Ukraine] Hidden hand of big tobacco leads to WTO challenge

Ukraine upgraded to formal a complaint against Australia's law and demanded the establishment of a disputes panel. Australia will have to argue its case before the WTO in a hearing and appeals process that could take up to 14 months.
Brisbane (QLD) Times (au)
added Aug 20, 2012 02:35
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[Ukraine] State Customs Service confiscated tobacco products worth 13 million USD for half year

During January-July, the customs officers found more than two thousand cases of illicit tobacco products trafficking and confiscated 41 million pieces amounting to about 13 million USD, ForUm learned from the State Customs Service press service.
ForUm (www.for-ua.com) (ua)
added Aug 13, 2012 14:43
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[Ukraine] ForUm Expert: Ukrainians start smoking at the age of 12-13

Economic losses from smoking amount 3.5 billion dollar, the head of the national project "Ukraine without smoke" Andriy Skypalsky said at a press conference on the topic: "A ban on tobacco advertising: the public and the State Inspectorate for Consumer P
ForUm (ua)
added Aug 6, 2012 12:41
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[Slovakia] Smuggling tunnel found under EU border with Ukraine

A 700-metre tunnel with its own train used for smuggling has been discovered running between Slovakia and Ukraine, the Slovak government said on Thursday.
Reuters
added Jul 24, 2012 11:44
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[Slovakia, Ukraine] Cigarette smugglers built Slovak train tunnel

A smuggling tunnel the length of seven football pitches complete with its own train has been found running beneath the border between Slovakia and Ukraine along with more than 2.5 million contraband cigarettes.
The Scotsman (uk)
added Jul 20, 2012 11:25
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