Plain Packaging

WTO Backs Australian Plain Packaging Laws

The World Trade Organization has upheld Australia’s right to impose plain-package label restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, two people clos...

Tobacco Firms May Lose EU Court Fight Over Strict Packaging Rules

Tobacco companies including Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc received a blow from an adviser to the European Union’s...

Australia Should Admit Plain Packaging Legislation Has Failed, Says JTI Ireland

The general manager of JTI Ireland, Igor Dzaja, has said that the Australian government should "own up" to the "failure" of its tobacco...

Department of Health Begins Consultation On EU Tobacco Directive

The Department of Health has commenced a public consultation on transposition of the revised European Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU). The Direc...

JTI Ireland Welcomes Commercial Court Ruling In Plain Packaging Case

JTI Ireland has welcomed today’s decision by the Commercial Court, in which the court refused an application by the State to have various questions i...

Irish Government Braces For Plain-Packaging Legal Challenge

The Irish courts system will next week hear the first case taken by a tobacco firm against the government, over plain-packaging legislation. According t...

Retailers From UK and Ireland Fight European Plain Packaging

A number of retailers from Ireland, the UK and France have joined forces to call on the European Commission to stop plans by their respective Member States...

House Of Lords Approves Plain Packaging in England

The House of Lords has approved a bill to introduce plain packaging on tobacco products in England. While the bill currently only covers England, other reg...

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