Indonesia has officially submitted a written complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Australia in a dispute regarding the plain packaging of tobacco. The move, made last week, marked the initiation of a legal resolution to a dispute that stretches back to implementation of the 2011 Tobacco Plain Packaging Act by Australia in early 2012. Indonesia has joined four other tobacco-producing nations — Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ukraine — as complainants in the case. One of the world’s biggest manufacturers of tobacco products, Indonesia alleges that the policy violates several WTO trade rules, including an agreement on …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
