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The Plain Packaging Of Tobacco Products: A Submission To The New Zealand Parliament, Matthew Rimmer Dr
The Plain Packaging Of Tobacco Products: A Submission To The New Zealand Parliament, Matthew Rimmer Dr
Matthew Rimmer
RECOMMENDATIONSRecommendation 1 New Zealand should introduce the plain packaging of tobacco products in order to implement the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 2003 – in particular, Articles 11 and 13 of the agreement, and the accompanying guidelines.Recommendation 2 New Zealand should implement plain packaging of tobacco products, without delay or hesitation. There is no good reason to wait for the resolution of the five disputes between Australia and other countries in the World Trade Organization. Australian Government has a strong case. Its opponents have been seeking to stall and delay the disputes.Recommendation 3 In my expert opinion, …