Cigarette companies lose final legal challenge over plain packaging
All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the Supreme Court refused the tobacco industry permission to appeal against the new laws.
Campaigners said the ruling puts paid to “Big Tobacco’s” attempts to overturn the law before it comes into force on 20 May.
“Smoking is the biggest preventable killer in this country and after years of hard work, I look forward to seeing this policy now brought in, and smoking numbers fall even further.”
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer
British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Philip Morris International claimed that the law would infringe their human and intellectual property rights.
New EU rules will mean cigarettes packs must be sold in drab dark brown packs with no graphic branding. Companies have been allowed to phase out their remaining branded packs since last year.
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Campaigners said the ruling puts paid to “Big Tobacco’s” attempts to overturn the law before it comes into force on 20 May.
“Smoking is the biggest preventable killer in this country and after years of hard work, I look forward to seeing this policy now brought in, and smoking numbers fall even further.”
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer
British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Philip Morris International claimed that the law would infringe their human and intellectual property rights.
New EU rules will mean cigarettes packs must be sold in drab dark brown packs with no graphic branding. Companies have been allowed to phase out their remaining branded packs since last year.
Read More.
Https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/health/tobacco-cigarettes-plain-packaging-supreme-court/
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