Smoking is strictly prohibited, New Zealand plan has made the tobacco companies from cigarette case removed their symbols, but will wait until a challenge, Australian legislation solved.
From these deadly product packaging method "will delete the rest of the last remains of the charm, vice minister of health in the Tariana and said:" in the announced plans on Tuesday.
New Zealand has increased cigarette tax, retailers hidden in the counter the bag. The new legislation will be similar to the Australian legal, December come into effect, and replace mark package picture cautions, including cancer troubled mouth.
Can in parliamentary legislation Suggestions later this year will take effect in trade Australian laws play out in the next year.
Last year, the tobacco companies lost legal challenges, in Australia's Supreme Court, but the world trade organization has agreed to by the Ukraine from several countries tobacco planting hear complaints.
Ukraine, Zimbabwe, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Dominican republic and Indonesia think, the government should pursue health policy ", and unnecessarily on international trade, and intellectual property rights not abolished."
Line up behind Australia, New Zealand, Norway and Uruguay in WTO cases. Uruguay to trade organization "human facing the most serious epidemic, it cannot remain silent."
In said, the New Zealand government hopes to reduce the legal risk, wait until the results of the challenge in Australia. Even so, she said, the government plans to dial out up to 6 million New Zealand yuan (us $5.1 million) in order to resist the possible "litigation" tobacco company's action.
British American Tobacco (British American Tobacco) New Zealand general manager, Steve rush on Tuesday, said in a statement, the company is discuss the choice of law.
"We want to see, because the government ignored some international agreement, and set a dangerous precedent, other industry has many," he said.
New Zealand has set goals for yourself, to 2025 completely eliminate smoking. In said, the government will consider to take further measures, such as banned smoking in the cab and public places and further hiking tax.



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