Categories: · Tobacco control International: · Asia |
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It is smokin’ Down Under |
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Source:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/,2010-04-26
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The anti-smoking campaign seems to have gained impetus. As smokers worldwide face growing restrictions, so does the cigarette industry.
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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · USA |
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New York City Bans Flavored Tobacco |
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Source:http://www.wnyc.org/,2010-02-24
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New York has become the first major city to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. The city council approved a ban this afternoon 46-to-1.
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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · USA |
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Court stops NYC suit vs. online cigarette vendor |
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Source:http://www.washingtonpost.com/,2010-01-28
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The Supreme Court has ruled against New York City in its effort to use federal racketeering law to sue Internet cigarette sellers for lost tax revenue.
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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · USA |
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Categories: · Tobacco control International: · Worldwide |
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Philip Morris, retailer to fight Irish display ban |
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Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2009-10-28
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Philip Morris International, the New York tobacco company, and an Irish retailer plan a lawsuit to challenge Ireland's ban on display of tobacco products in retail stores, a law that went into effect July 1. Philip Morris and the owner of Timony News, Maurice Timony, said on Monday that they would file the suit on Tuesday with the High Court in Dublin. Because the law prohibits licensed tobacco sellers from displaying tobacco products, customers cannot see the wares, Philip Morris and Timony said in a statement. The law "severely restricts" the plaintiffs' "ability to provide trade and services, thus violating Irish constitutional law and [European Union] law," they said. Outside Ireland, they said, Iceland and some Canadian provinces have similar bans on tobacco displays. "We know from our experience in Iceland that a total ban on tobacco display does not work, is costly to implement and ineffective at reducing smoking levels," Philip Morris said in the statement.
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