CUBAN CIGAR PRODUCERS CHALLENGE PLAIN PAPER PACKAGING LEGISLATION AT WTO
May 1st, 2013
CUBA turned tobacco enthusiasts' and international observers' heads earlier this month when it filed its first ever complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Australia's tough tobacco plain-paper packaging restrictions.The communist Caribbean island joined the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ukraine in challenging Australia's 2012 law which requires all tobacco products be placed in generic packages featuring graphic health warnings, but not brand logos. While the legislation has won health campaigner praise, cigar vendors fear the law could kill ...
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