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[Australia and Oceania, South America/Caribbean] Cuba Takes Australia To WTO Over Plain-Pack Tobacco Law ($$)
Cuba lodged a formal complaint with World Trade Organization on Friday over Australia's tobacco packaging laws, setting in motion the latest international challenge to labeling requirements that critics say restrict intellectual property rights.
May 6, 2013
Law360
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May 6, 2013 13:49
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[South America/Caribbean] UPDATE 1-Cuba launches challenge to Australian tobacco laws at WTO
By taking the first step in a dispute, Cuba has triggered a 60-day window for Australia to try to resolve the problem in talks with Cuba. After that Cuba could ask the WTO to appoint a panel of adjudicators to judge its complaint. Australia's law came i
May 6, 2013
Reuters
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May 6, 2013 13:48
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[Australia and Oceania, South America/Caribbean] Cuba challenges Australia over tobacco packaging
Cuba has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia's landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
May 6, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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May 6, 2013 13:46
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Cuba seeks to legally challenges Australian plain packaging on tobacco products
CUBA has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia's landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation, the global body says. The WTO said that Cuba had requested consultations with Australia on law requiri
May 6, 2013
AAP (Australian Associated Press) (au)
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May 6, 2013 13:11
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[Australia, UK] Emerging threats to public health from regional trade agreements
the ability of governments worldwide to introduce and implement public health policies and laws is increasingly threatened by trade and investment treaties that privilege investors over governments and provide avenues for international corporations to cha
Apr 27, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
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Apr 29, 2013 13:33
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Thailand commits to comply with WTO ruling on tobacco tax row with Philippines
In 2011, Bangkok lost the tobacco case that Manila lodged before the WTO in behalf of the Philippine unit of cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris. In its ruling, the WTO agreed that Thailand slapped discriminatory taxes on cigarettes imported from the Ph
Apr 29, 2013
InterAksyon.com (TV 5) (ph)
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Apr 29, 2013 01:26
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[Philippines, Thailand] Philippine, Thai trade officials meet next month on tobacco tax row
Philippine and Thai trade officials will discuss next month how Bangkok can fully comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on tobacco favoring Manila, a Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) official told InterAksyon.com on Friday.
Apr 19, 2013
InterAksyon.com (TV 5) (ph)
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Apr 19, 2013 14:27
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[Africa, Russia, South America/Caribbean] Malawi farmers’ livelihood to go up in smoke as Chile bans public puffing
"We're very concerned with the smoking ban in Chile, in Russia and other countries have also proposed similar bans,” Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) chief executive officer Bruce Munthali told The Nation newspaper. “Tobacco farmers as any othe
Apr 6, 2013
MaraviPost.com (mw)
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Apr 6, 2013 05:11
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Philippines, Thailand to discuss tobacco row in Bangkok--DFA
Philippine and Thai trade officials will meet in Bangkok to resolve the remaining issues in their cigarette tax dispute, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
Mar 25, 2013
InterAksyon.com (TV 5) (ph)
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Mar 25, 2013 05:40
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[Europe, Malawi] Tanzania: EU Tobacco Curbs Set to Hurt Developing Nations
TOBACCO exporters from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) including Malawi and Tanzania are likely to lose traditional markets after plans by the European Union (EU) to make cigarettes less attractive to new smokers. The measures are expected to impact ne
Mar 19, 2013
All-Africa.com
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Mar 19, 2013 01:13