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Many of these arguments are examples of well-rehearsed industry tactics, to read about the public health responses to these arguments see Countering Industry Arguments against Plain Packaging.
As of June , plain or standardised packaging regulations were fully implemented in 15 countries, with Singapore the most recent country to introduce the measure. Plain Packaging This page was last edited on 22 June , at Twitter Facebook Email Cite this article Copied citation to clipboard! Image 1: Plain packs Australia. However, there is no compelling evidence to suggest that plain packs are effective in discouraging young people from smoking, encouraging existing smokers to quit or preventing quitters from taking up smoking again.
In December , Australia became the first country to introduce plain packaging. After five years it is clear that plain packaging is not achieving its primary policy objective of reducing smoking incidence. This is the first time in over two decades that no statistically significant decline was recorded.
We believe there are more effective ways of addressing smoking rates, such as targeted youth anti-smoking programmes and better enforcement of existing laws governing the sale of products to young people. Another important reason why we oppose plain packaging is that we consider it to be unlawful.
This is because it involves governments taking property from businesses — in this case our trademarks and other intellectual property — without paying for it. That is illegal under the laws of many countries around the world.
A properly functioning consumer goods market relies on having clearly differentiated brands with different quality and price positioning. These differentiating features are all provided by brand trademarks, which enable existing adult smokers to differentiate between brands.
Trademarks and branding also provide quality assurance for consumers and retailers — plain packaging removes this assurance. International trade law requires countries to respect and protect trademarks. A few other countries — including the UK, Ireland and France — have also introduced plain packaging legislation. However decisions in one country do not set a precedent for other governments to introduce plain packaging.
No two jurisdictions are the same and any government considering plain packaging will need to ensure that it complies with the fundamental rights of businesses, as protected both by the laws of that country and internationally, while also being mindful of the ongoing World Trade Organization dispute on plain packaging.
A recent expert report authored by Professor Kip Viscusi analyses the impact of plain packaging in Australia. The analysis looks at data from January to December , a longer time period than any other publication studying the impacts of plain packaging in Australia.
Professor Viscusi concludes that the tobacco packaging changes introduced in Australia in , which included plain packaging and enlarged graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging, have had a zero effect on smoking prevalence rates in Australia.
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