WTO PANEL STARTS ASSESSMENT OF AUSTRALIA PLAIN TOBACCO PACKAGING LAWS
June 6th, 2014
A DISPUTES panel has at last been formed at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to consider whether Australia is breaking WTO rules by insisting since December 2012, under the Tobacco Plain Packaging Act 2011, that all tobacco products must be sold in plain packaging. The law bans the visual display of trademarks and geographical indications, and Ukraine, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Indonesia all claim it breaches Australia’s commitments under WTO agreements. Should the panel rule against Australia, complaining countries could impose ...
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