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Trade and investment challenges to Australias plain packaging legislation Jonathan Liberman !! Cons&tu&onal!challenge! orders&published&on&15&August&2012& Government&won!&

Trade and investment challenges to Australia’s plain packaging legislation Jonathan Liberman
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Cons&tu&onal!challenge! • orders&published&on&15&August&2012& • Government&won!& • reasons&for&decision&to&follow&
WTO Challenges • on&14&August&2012,&&Ukraine&requested& establishment&of&a&panel& • Ukraine,&Honduras&and&the&Dominican&Republic&had&all& requested&consultaEons& Brazil,&Canada,&El&Salvador,&the&European&Union,& • Guatemala,&Indonesia,&Nicaragua,&New&Zealand,& Norway,&the&Philippines,&Ukraine,&Uruguay,&and& Zimbabwe&joined&the&consultaEons&
WTO Challenges • claims&under&Agreement&on&TradeRrelated& Aspects&of&Intellectual&Property&Rights&(TRIPS),& Agreement&on&Technical&Barriers&to&Trade& (TBT)&and&General&Agreement&on&Tariffs&and& Trade&(GATT)& • trademark&restricEons& • technical&regulaEon&creaEng&unnecessary&obstacle&to& internaEonal&trade&by&being&more&tradeRrestricEve&than& necessary& • less&favourable&treatment&to&products&imported&from& certain&countries&than&accorded&to&like&products&of& Australian&origin&and&like&products&originaEng&in&other& countries& &
WTO Challenges How!long!to!se1le!a!dispute?!back!to!top! These!approximate!periods!for!each!stage!of!a!dispute!se1lement!procedure!are!target!figures!—!the!agreement!is!flexible.!In! addi&on,!the!countries!can!se1le!their!dispute!themselves!at!any!stage.!Totals!are!also!approximate. 60!days ConsultaEons,&mediaEon,&etc 45!days Panel&set&up&and&panellists&appointed 6!months Final&panel&report&to&parEes 3!weeks Final&panel&report&to&WTO&members 60!days Dispute&SeYlement&Body&adopts&report&(if&no&appeal) Total!=!1!year (without&appeal) 60L90!days Appeals&report 30!days Dispute&SeYlement&Body&adopts&appeals&report Total!=!1y!3m (with&appeal)
PM Asia’s BIT Challenge • PM&Asia&v&Australia&under&1993&bilateral& investment&treaty&between&Hong&Kong&and& Australia& • a&number&of&claims&under&the&treaty,&including&expropriaEon& of&intellectual&property&and&that&not&afforded&fair&and& equitable&treatment& • Emeframes& • not&fixed&yet& • could&take&up&to&3&years& &
PM Asia’s BIT Challenge • Australia&argues:&& • abuse&of&rights:&PM&Asia&acquired&a&100%& share&holding&in&PM&Australia&10&months& aber&the&announcement&of&plain&packaging& • goes&to&jurisdicEon&and&merits&
PM Asia’s BIT Challenge Info&on&Australian&AYorneyRGeneral’s&website&at:&& hYp://www.ag.gov.au/InternaEonallaw/Pages/InvestorRStateRArbitraEonRRR TobaccoRPlainRPackaging.aspx&
HOSTED&BY& MELBOURNE!WELCOMES!! 23 rd !World!Cancer!Congress! 3L6!December!2014!

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