Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal approves graphic pictorial warnings covering 50%-60% of cigarette packs after Ceylon Tobacco challenged new health ministry rules
Elyse Blye
PITA KOTTE, Sri Lanka
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May 12, 2014
(Lanka Business Online)
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Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal has approved graphic pictorial warnings on tobacco packs after Ceylon Tobacco Company challenged new health ministry rules.Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror newspaper said in its website that the Court of Appeal had dismissed a write application by CTC and allowed graphic health warnings covering 50 to 60 percent of cigarette packs.
However there is also a Supreme Court stay order on the rules until May 27, the company had disclosed earlier.
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