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TPD talks may conclude by year’s end
08 Dec 2013.
Talks to reconcile differences in proposals on tobacco-product regulation in the European Union are progressing and may conclude this year, said a Brussels source close to the mediation.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Health groups appeal to USTR on tobacco
08 Dec 2013.
A letter to US Trade Representative Michael Froman from 32 public health organizations demands removal of tobacco products from Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement discussions to prevent use of that agreement to challenge tobacco control measures.
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| TURKEY |
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Management changes at Star Tobacco
04 Dec 2013.
Star Tobacco International named Christopher Maan commercial director for sales, Akin Akdogan director for tobacco monopolies/logistics, and Baldev Mistry as its African Region vice president.
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| RUSSIA |
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JT and PMI take 20 per cent stakes in Megapolis
04 Dec 2013.
Japan Tobacco (JT) and Philip Morris International (PMI) in separate announcements said they bought 20 per cent stakes in the company distributing their products in Russia.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Zoom e-cigarette launch in January
02 Dec 2013.
Zoom E-Cigs will launch its first product in January, a non-rechargeable e-cigarette line to be distributed nationwide by Ligget Vector Brands, the company said.
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LOGIC e-cigarettes to expand in Europe
02 Dec 2013.
LOGIC Technology, which calls itself the number two e-cigarette company in the US, said it will boost its European presence by adding 10,000 stores in the UK via distribution deals.
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| PHILIPPINES |
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PMI sales plummet after 'sin tax' hike
02 Dec 2013.
Philip Morris International (PMI) sales volume fell 21 per cent and market share by nearly 14 percentage points in the first nine months of 2013 due to higher excise taxes, ABS-CBN News reported.
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| AUSTRALIA |
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Quadruple-punch tax hikes begin
02 Dec 2013.
Excise tax on a pack of cigarettes rose 12.5 per cent from 1 Dec under the first of four annual tobacco-tax hikes expected to raise the average pack price to AUD 20 (EUR 13.40), the Daily Liberal reported.
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| UNITED KINGDOM |
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Government to take another look at plain packaging
28 Nov 2013.
Plain packaging for tobacco products, quietly shelved four months ago, has been revived with an announcement the government will review how the policy works in other countries, Bloomberg News reported.
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| JAPAN |
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JT to introduce Ploom in home market
28 Nov 2013.
Japan Tobacco (JT) will introduce the tobacco vaporizer Ploom into its home market from 12 Dec, the company announced.
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