Tobacco lobby threatens EU over plain packaging

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Series Details 10.11.11
Publication Date 10/11/2011
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The European Commission is preparing an impact assessment of policy options in advance of the its review of the 2001 Tobacco Products Directive. The review was scheduled for early 2012.

A tobacco industry representative warned the European Commission that it would have to face legal action if it tried to reproduce Australia's plain-packaging proposals for cigarettes in Europe.

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