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[Australia] Latest on procedure and timeframes in PM Asia claim

The arbitral tribunal in the PM Asia v Australia case has now made six procedural orders, which are available on the website of the Permanent Court of Arbitration or through the website of the Australian Attorney-General.
McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer (au)
added Jan 22, 2013 07:52
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CRONIN: New Europe Europe caves in to Big Tobacco

Over the past few years tobacco lobbyists have been playing a game of "divide and conquer". After they learned that EU health officials were entertaining the idea of plain packaging, the lobbyists turned to staff in the Commission's trade department. Rea
New Europe
added Jan 14, 2013 00:01
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[South Africa] SA heads for trade battles over cigarette law

SOUTH Africa could join countries hauled before the World Trade Organisation for violating international trade agreements if it follows Australia and introduces laws for cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging, a Johannesburg lawyer said on Wednesday.
Business Day (za)
added Dec 20, 2012 02:20
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Dominican Republic Requests the Establishment of World Trade Organization Panel Over Australian Plain Packaging

Today, the Dominican Republic requested that the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a WTO panel to assess the WTO consistency of Australia's plain packaging measures for tobacco products, which came into effect in Aust
Yahoo! Finance
added Dec 17, 2012 17:43
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[Australia, Uruguay] Treaty Shopping: How Philip-Morris Cherry-Picked Worst Case BITs

a closer look reveals a broad collection of older treaties that do not contain exceptions in modern treaties that could have avoided this situation. As a multinational-enterprise, Philip-Morris has attempted to evade these exceptions by going through sub
infojustice.org (Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property - American University Washington College of Law)
added Dec 3, 2012 00:04
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FairWarning Details How Tobacco Companies Use Trade Treaties to Fight Tobacco Control Measures

These tactics underscore the need for the United States and other countries to work to exclude tobacco products from trade and investment agreements. These agreements should not promote or increase use of tobacco products, and they should not prohibit a
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Nov 30, 2012 00:21
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[Australia, Uruguay] As Nations Try to Snuff Out Smoking, Cigarette Makers Use Trade Treaties to Fire Up Legal Challenges

The WTO case is only part of a three-pronged legal assault on Australia, aimed both at reversing the plain packaging law and warning other countries of what they might face if they follow its lead.
FairWarning
added Nov 29, 2012 13:02
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[Honduras] Australia Blocks Honduran Bid For WTO Panel In Tobacco Row ($$)

The statement also said that Australia's view was that plain packaging did not undermine the protections offered by the TRIPS, was in step with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and was no more restrictive that nece
Law360
added Nov 22, 2012 05:56
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[Korea - South] The ‘diverse, dynamic new world of global tobacco control’? An analysis of participation in the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [FREE FULL TEXT]

Developing countries face particular barriers to participating in the COP process, and their engagement in global tobacco control is likely to diminish in the absence of specific measures to support their effective participation.
Tobacco Control
added Nov 21, 2012 14:33
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[Honduras] Australia Blocks Honduran Bid For WTO Panel In Tobacco Row ($$)

Australia blocked a request Monday for the creation of a World Trade Organization panel to examine Honduras' claims that Australia's plain packaging requirements for tobacco products give trademark holders short shrift and conflict with Australia's oblig
Law360
added Nov 20, 2012 22:03
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