Australia Asks Opponents To Stop Stalling WTO Tobacco Packaging Case
Reuters: Australia demands opponents stop stalling WTO tobacco case
“Australia asked five countries challenging its tobacco policies on Wednesday to stop delaying the progress of their cases at the World Trade Organization and took the unusual step of speeding up one of the complaints against itself. … Australia hopes the stringent packaging laws will reduce smoking and improve public health, and other countries around the world have said they may follow suit, based on the WTO case, raising the stakes for a speedy resolution…” (Miles, 3/27).
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