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3 April 2014Trademarks

UK moves towards plain packaging for cigarettes

A UK government minister has said controversial plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes in the UK will be put in place as “swiftly as possible” and are likely to have a “positive impact.”

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26 June 2014   Plain packaging for tobacco products was brought a step closer today, June 26, after the UK government health minister Jane Ellison launched a public consultation over proposed regulations.
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