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Article

3 Jul 2018

Author:
BBC News

Australia: WTO rules in favour of Australia's plain packaging laws for cigarettes

"WTO backs Australia over plain cigarette packets", 29 June 2018

Australia made it mandatory in 2011 for cigarettes to be sold in drab-looking packets that carry health warnings.

Seven years on, the WTO has rejected complaints from four nations that the laws violate international trade.

Unless there is a successful appeal, the decision is expected to hasten similar regulations around the world...