Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
The New Tobacco Products Directive And Wto Law: Much Ado About Nothing?, Lukasz A. Gruszczynski
The New Tobacco Products Directive And Wto Law: Much Ado About Nothing?, Lukasz A. Gruszczynski
Lukasz A Gruszczynski
The article analyses the compatibility of various regulatory mechanisms provided by the new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) with the requirements of WTO law, in particular those included in the TBT and TRIPS Agreements. After introducing basic provisions of the directive and summarizing the concerns raised by some WTO Members during meetings of the TBT Committee and the TRIPS Council, the article discusses in more detail the merits of those claims. It finds that concerns expressed by the WTO Members are generally overstated, as most TPD provisions, except for the temporal menthol exception, are WTO compatible. The article also notes that …
Fcts's Cop6 Meeting And Its Implications For Tobacco Control Polices, Lukasz A. Gruszczynski
Fcts's Cop6 Meeting And Its Implications For Tobacco Control Polices, Lukasz A. Gruszczynski
Lukasz A Gruszczynski
The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Framework Conventionon Tobacco Control (FCTC) took place in Moscow on 13 – 18 October 2014. This report is intended to summarize the outcomes of the COP6, analyzing in more detail three specific issues that were addressed and/or discussed during the meeting: (i) the relationship between international trade regime and the FCTC; (ii) the guidelines for the implementation of Art. 6 of the FCTC (price and tax measures); and (iii) the treatment of electronic nicotine delivery systems.