Irish government ‘not intimidated’ by plain packaging legal threat
The Irish government has vowed to press on with its plan to implement plain packaging legislation for cigarettes despite facing a potential legal challenge from tobacco multinational Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Ireland.
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17 February 2015 Multinational tobacco company Japan Tobacco International Ireland has threatened legal action against the Irish government if it follows through on its proposal to introduce plain packaging laws for cigarettes.