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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10855
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SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) health

Ireland is first EU country to adopt plain tobacco packaging

Brussels, 29/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - Already a pioneer in banning smoking in public places, Ireland is continuing on its path to fight against tobacco addiction. Indeed Ireland will become the first country in the European Union, and the second country in the world (after Australia), to adopt plain pack cigarettes - in other words cigarette packets that are devoid of any distinctive elements (such as logo, colour and graphics) associated with a product, and including large warnings linked...

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