Archive - December 2015

SINGAPORE
PM Asia loses plain-pack suit

A Singapore arbitration court ruled it had no jurisdiction in a complaint brought against the Australian plain packaging law by Philip Morris Asia, the tobacco...

FRANCE
Plain packaging approved

The Senate voted final approval of a uniform packaging law for tobacco products that will strip branding from cigarette packs from May, 2016, Agence...

GERMANY
Spykman to succeed Somm at Hauni

Hauni Executive Board member Jürgen Spykman will succeed Christopher Somm next year as chief executive officer of Hauni Maschinenbau, the company said.

UNITED STATES
Thornburgh leaves RAI

Richard Thornburgh resigned from the Board of Directors at Reynolds American (RAI) effective 7 Dec, the company said.

UNITED KINGDOM
Plain-pack testimony begins

Tobacco companies told a court judge the government’s plan to impose standardised packaging for their products strips them of intellectual property rights...

SINGAPORE
Display ban from 2017

The Ministry of Health plans to outlaw displays of tobacco products in retail outlets from 2017, according to Channel NewsAsia.

INDIA
Tamil Nadu classifies e-cigarettes as drug

The Tamil Nadu state Directorate of Drugs Control informed the Madras High Court that makers electronic cigarettes must apply for certification under the Drug...

UNITED KINGDOM
Plain-pack court hearings start 10 Dec

Six days of court testimony begins 10 Dec on the challenge by world’s four largest tobacco companies of government plans to mandate plain packaging for...

EGYPT
Eastern volume gains despite tax hikes

Cigarette production at Eastern Company increased 8.5 per cent in fiscal 2015, despite tax increases in February that boosted the pack price by one quarter...

UNITED KINGDOM
Fontem settles patent claims against JTI

Fontem Ventures entered into an e-cigarette license agreement with Japan Tobacco International (JTI), the third settlement in eight patent infringement suits...

INDIA
Government seeks new tobacco markets

The Commerce Ministry has requested help from the Indian foreign service to locate new tobacco export markets, according to a news agency report.

UNITED KINGDOM
BAT accused of bribing African officials

British American Tobacco (BAT) paid bribes to African officials, including Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) members, to undermine anti-smoking...

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