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[Australia, Europe] EU's planned tobacco curbs break WTO rules, Malawi says
The European Union's plans for tough new anti-smoking rules would break international trade rules ... "Malawi is deeply concerned that the EU's proposed Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) will significantly restrict trade, and is inconsistent with the EU's
Mar 15, 2013
Reuters
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Mar 15, 2013 18:51
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Ukraine Files WTO Complaint over Australian Tobacco Law
Ukraine, which is looking for opportunites to expand its tobacco exports, has asked the World Trade Organization to cancel new cigarette pack design rules imposed by Australia, Kommersant Ukraine reported on Thursday.
Mar 15, 2013
RIA Novosti (Russian Information Agency) (ru)
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Mar 15, 2013 14:12
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[Thailand] Big cigarette warnings draw dissent
The Department of Intellectual Property and the International Trademark Association have jointly issued a complaint to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Public Health Minister Pradit Sintawanarong. They pointed out that the new adjustment contraven
Mar 12, 2013
Bangkok Post (th)
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Mar 12, 2013 12:46
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[Massachusetts] McDONOUGH: The Global Tobacco/Smoking Threat
I had the privilege to attend ... Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century: Strengthening National ... the tobacco wars are far from over. In some ways, we're clearly winning, and in other ways, we're clearly losing. And the fight goes on...
Mar 12, 2013
Boston (MA) Globe
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Mar 12, 2013 05:44
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[Philippines] PHL may seek more WTO arbitration vs Thailand in cigarette tax issue
The Philippines may seek further arbitration by the World Trade Organization (WTO) if Thailand does not adjust its policies to provide fair taxation for imported cigarettes, the Philippine Mission to the WTO said in a statement Thursday.
Mar 7, 2013
GMANews.TV (ph)
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Mar 8, 2013 13:35
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[Australia, Dominican Republic, New Zealand] WTO Hears Health, Economic Considerations Of Plain Packaging For Tobacco
In its meeting this week, the World Trade Organisation intellectual property committee heard again about the issue of plain packaging of tobacco products, as New Zealand is proposing to introduce such a regime in the country. Economic and health interest
Mar 7, 2013
Intellectual Property Watch (ch)
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Mar 8, 2013 11:14
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[China] CHELALA: Tobacco: The Opium War of the 21st Century?
it not only legalized the import of opium, it also allowed cigarettes to be imported into China duty-free. By 1900, China was almost entirely permeated by foreign companies. ... the late U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop ... : "People will look on
Mar 2, 2013
The Globalist
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Mar 3, 2013 13:18
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[Africa, Europe] International Conference on Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century
February 26 and 27, under the auspices of the World Health Organization and Harvard University, representatives of more than two dozen nations, the African Union, the European Union and numerous other public health and international organizations will me
Feb 24, 2013
EurekAlert
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Feb 26, 2013 10:42
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New Zealand Ready—but Waiting—to Follow Australia’s Lead Against Smoking
New Zealand, however, won’t push forward with the practice until it sees how all that legal wrangling works out for its larger neighbor.
Feb 21, 2013
Brandchannel.com
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Feb 22, 2013 14:04
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[Philippines, Thailand] Manila presses cigarette complaint
President Benigno Aquino said Wednesday he intends to push the country's trade complaint that Thailand was using unfair taxes to discriminate against cigarettes made in the Philippines.
Jan 30, 2013
Bangkok Post (th)
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Jan 30, 2013 11:04