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Canada Implementation of Plain Packaging For Tobacco Set To Begin

According to a press release from the Government of Canada, the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, announced new regulations for plain and standardized appearance of tobacco packages and products will begin to come into force on November 9, 2019. According to the press release, “These packages and products are powerful promotional vehicles. Reducing the appeal of tobacco products is an important step toward protecting Canadians, particularly youth, from inducements to using tobacco products […]

May 2, 2019 by The Cigar Authority

Canadian Parliament Passes Plain Packaging Law

The Canadian Parliament has passed bill S-5 which overhauls the Tobacco Act in Canada. The move would impose plain packaging on all tobacco products in the country, including cigars. The move was met with strong vocal opposition from the country’s largest manufactures, distributors and store owners. While the bill does not state how and when the measure will be imposed it is expected to follow the measures already in place in countries like New Zealand and […]

May 17, 2018 by The Cigar Authority

Canada Proposes Plain Tobacco Packaging

On Monday, Justin Trudeau the leader of the Liberal Party in Canada as well as the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Trudeau proposed the introduction of Plain Tobacco Packaging. The move which has the support of the Canadian Cancer Society would remove company logos, colors and brand design on packaging. The health warnings would remain, and if they follow suit to what as implemented in Australia in 2012 it could take up a substantial […]

October 6, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

Law | Ireland Passes Plain Packaging Law

Ireland has become the second country in the world to pass a plain packaging law that is mandatory for tobacco products. Legal action from the tobacco industry is expected to follow. Australia passed a similar measure in 2012. Under Ireland’s new rules, all branding, logos, coloring will be banned off of packaging. The new packaging will be uniform with graphic health warnings. The legislation had cross-party support and passed without a vote.It now gets sent […]

February 27, 2015 by The Cigar Authority

News | WTO Rules In Favor of Tobacco

In Geneva, Switzerland an arbitration court for the World Trade Organization (WTO) preliminarily ruled in favor of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Ukraine against Australia and their generic packaging law for tobacco products. The generic packaging which I had to create when I worked at Miami Cigar & Company features a cool grey 2c background, and lucidia sans font size 10 on all packaging. Instead of the company logo, the boxes displayed morbid images. According […]

November 13, 2014 by The Cigar Authority

Law | Turkey Tobacco Ban

The country of Turkey joins the growing movement to ban smoking and infringe on smokers rights. On Thursday the country announced it will extended the current indoor smoking ban to the outdoors. Included in the new ban are parks, open areas of restaurants, cafes, teahouses, mosque yards and hospital gardens, and shopping mall entrance. Also beginning in January of 2015 all tobacco products will be generic packaging that is black in color. Turkey is home […]

October 17, 2014 by The Cigar Authority

Law: New Zealand Could Be Next to Adopt Plain Packaging

In a growing trend, New Zealand might become one of the next countries to adopt a plain-packaging law. The law would require that tobacco products be sold without any branding or trademarks. The New Zealand Parliament Health Committee passed a bill last week that gives approval to legislation to introduce these measures. The law will be on hold until a legal challenge to Australia’s plain-packaging law has been resolved between the country and the World Trade […]

August 12, 2014 by The Cigar Authority

News: UK Proposes Plain Packaging for Tobacco

On 26 June the UK Department of Health released draft regulations for plain packaging on tobacco products which it proposes introducing in 2016. The government has not made a final decision on whether to introduce standard plain packaging yet, but if the draft regulations are adopted in their current form it will be credit negative for tobacco manufacturers including Philip Morris International Inc, or PMI (A2 stable), British American Tobacco plc, or BAT (A3 stable), […]

June 30, 2014 by The Cigar Authority