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Won’t somebody please think of the children!?
Written by TK Spiff on 21 Oct 2020
Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Where: United Kingdom When: 26 August 2020 Law stated as at: 1 October 2020 What happened: As part of its ongoing monitoring, in August…
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Brexit | What are the implications for tobacco advertising?
Written by Katrina Anderson on 18 Mar 2019
Who: UK Government Where: United Kingdom When: 17 January 2019 Law stated as at: 1 February 2019 What happened: The UK government has published a Brexit Statutory Instrument (Brexit SI)…
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Implications of Brexit…. For tobacco advertising
Written by Katrina Anderson on 06 Mar 2019
Who: UK Government Where: United Kingdom When: 17 January 2019 Law stated as at: 1 February 2019 What happened: The UK Government has published the Brexit Statutory Instrument (Brexit SI)…
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Toy ads promoting HFSS foods could breach
Written Osborne Clarke on 05 Dec 2016
Who: Committee of Advertising Practice (“CAP“) Where: UK When: 29 September 2016 Law stated as at: 9 November 2016 What happened: As we reported earlier this year (see our previous…
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E-cigarette ads on TV and radio to be banned from 20 May 2016
Written Osborne Clarke on 18 Apr 2016
Ofcom is implementing the provisions of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/14/EU affecting broadcast ads for electronic cigarettes. But these rules will not apply to ads for such products as medicines if they have been licensed as such by the MHRA. Jude King reports.
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E-cigarette ad ban looms
Written Osborne Clarke on 17 Mar 2016
The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 are due to come into force on 20 May 2016. They will implement Directive 2014/40/EU and have a dramatic impact on e-cigarette advertising in the UK. Jude King reports.
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CAP lifts ban on TV ads for ecigarettes
Written Osborne Clarke on 25 Nov 2014
Who: CAP Where: London When: 9 October 2014 Law as stated at: 6 November 2014 What happened: On 10th of November 2014, new advertising rules from the Committee of Advertising…
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France prepares for brandless cigarettes
Written by Grégoire Dumas Claire Bouchenard on 24 Nov 2014
Who: French Health Ministry Where: France When: October 2015 What happened: France has a long history of regulations affecting cigarette packaging. A first act, called the “Veil Act” was encated…
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ecigarette ad rule changes?
Written Osborne Clarke on 28 Mar 2014
Who: The Committee of Advertising Practice and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice Where: London When: 27 February 2014 Law stated as at: 28 February 2014 What happened: The Committee…
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E-cigarettes focus
Written Osborne Clarke on 10 Oct 2013
Who: Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) When: 25 September 2013 Where: United Kingdom Law stated as at: 10 October 2013 What happened: On 25 September 2013 the ASA published three (3) separate adjudications…
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More tobacco controls planned
Written Osborne Clarke on 03 Jul 2008
The Department of Health is consulting on draconian restrictions on tobacco product packaging. These could see the end of brands on packs, but how can UK Plc take with one…
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Germany challenges EU Tobacco Advertisement Directive
Written Osborne Clarke on 31 Jul 2006
For the second time, Germany has challenged an EU Directive aimed at restricting the advertising of Tobacco products. How did it fare this time? Topic: Tobacco Who: Federal Republic of Germany, the…
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