Subsidiaries of Philip Morris International have filed papers seeking review of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The TPD, which governs the laws, regulations Read More
Staff Writer
July 1, 2014
The U.K. government has issued a consultation on the introduction of regulations for standardized packaging of tobacco products. This is the second and final consultation to be held but the first following the publication Read More
Staff Writer
July 1, 2014
An elderly man must vacate his home of about 40 years after a German court upheld complaints by neighbors about his cigarette smoke, according to an Agence France Presse report. Friedhelm Adolfs, 75, has until the end Read More
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July 1, 2014
Ireland’s minister for health, James Reilly, has called for the price of cigarettes to be increased to €1 each or €20 a pack, more than twice the current price, according to The Irish Times. Unveiling his Read More
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July 1, 2014
Imperial Tobacco has signed an agreement in the Ivory Coast to train students from a technical college as manufacturing operators. “The scheme will enable students to use the skills they learn in the classroom at Read More
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June 30, 2014
Thai cigarette manufacturers will have to print even larger pictorial health warnings by Sept. 23, now that the Supreme Administrative Court has ruled in support of a new regulation by the Public Health Ministry, according to Read More
Staff Writer
June 30, 2014
Cigarette makers in South Korea will be banned from using such words as light, low tar and pure on cigarette packaging from next year, reports The Korea Times. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance announced Read More
Staff Writer
June 30, 2014
Zimbabwe sold nearly 190 million kg during the 2013–2014 season, surpassing the target of 180 million kg, reports New Zimbabwe, quoting the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB). Auction and contract sales fetched a combined $604.7 million. Although auction Read More
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June 27, 2014
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has started an audit on the tax payments of cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp., reports ABS-CBN News. BIR personnel have been assigned to Mighty’s manufacturing facilities to ensure Read More
Staff Writer
June 27, 2014
Philip Morris International has purchased Nicocigs, a leading U.K.-based vapor company whose principal brand is Nicolites. The transaction is not subject to regulatory approval and is not material to PMI’s 2014 consolidated financial Read More
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