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UK: 'Unlawful' tobacco pricing leads to 225m pound fine by OFT
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has fined two tobacco companies and nine retailers a total of 225m pounds for "unlawful" tobacco pricing practices.
UK: Retailers in tobacco price probe
The UK's Office of Fair Trading has suggested that tobacco firms and supermarkets including Asda-Walmart, Sainsbury and Tesco, have been involved in an arrangement to swap information on future tobacco pricing which, whilst falling short of price-fixing, had the same effect for customers and would be, if proved, illegal.
Canada: Imperial Tobacco accused of involvement in smuggling
According to court documents, Imperial Tobacco is alleged to have been involved in a cigarette smuggling network in the early 1990s and to have defrauded the government of more than $600m in taxes.
Canada: Tobacco companies challenge advertising ruling
Imperial Tobacco, JTI-Macdonald and Rothmans are fighting a decision of the Quebec Superior Court that dismissed their challenge to federal advertising restrictions.
UK: Imperial Tobacco denies accusations of smuggling
Imperial Tobacco rejected accusations by the House of Commons public accounts committee that it has failed to co-operate with customs officials to prevent smuggling. The committee's report found that the company had stepped up exports to "unusual markets" such as Afghanistan, Andorra and Moldova, even though there was no market for their cigarettes there.
Canada: Tobacco Act survives challenge from cigarette manufacturers
Canada's three biggest cigarette manufacturers have failed in an attempt to challenge the 1997 Tobacco Act as unconstitutional. The companies had argued against the legislation on the grounds that it prohibited them from advertising their brands to consumers.
Canada: Row over tobacco donation to university ethics programme
Calls are being made for a $150,000 donation to a Toronto University ethics programme from Imperial Tobacco to be returned.
Tobacco companies raise responsibility profile
British American Tobacco is to launch its first corporate social responsibility report next week.
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