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Thailand appeals WTO ruling on cigar case vs Philippines

According to reports compiled MB Tobacco, Thailand on February 22 on the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel to make the identification Thai Customs Valuation Agreement and a violation of the principle of transparency, the Philippines, collected more than their own national system of cigarette smoke cigarette tax, and order to comply with WTO rules, Thailand, a part of the appeal ruling.
the Philippines in Geneva / WTO Ambassador ManuelAJTeehankee in a news release by e-mail, said Thailand on Tuesday in the February 22, submitted to the WTO Appellate Body report on the results of the Panel of Experts part of the appeal.
Teehankee explained that the purpose of Thailand appeal is to prevent the World Trade Organization accepted the plan on Thursday, in the February 24 meeting, held on the dispute settlement body approved the Panel report. Teehankee said in the message: “If Thailand before the appeal at this meeting, it the right to block the approval of the Panel report.”
Action in the comments of Thailand, the Philippines Trade and Industry Minister GregoryL.Domingo said that the Philippines will firmly defend the World Trade Organization panel report.
Domingo said: “As a major tobacco-growing country and a developing mechanism for cigarette exports to Thailand exports, the Philippines will firmly defend the results of the Panel report, we believe, the Appellate Body will will support the Philippine position and asked Thailand and the Philippines to fulfill its exports in the WTO obligations. “
you also may recall, on November 15 last year, the WTO panel released their report, finds that cigarette exports to the Philippines, Thailand due to the discriminatory tax treatment given to the violation of the Customs Valuation Agreement.
The case began in 2006, when the Philippines to the World Trade Organization dispute settlement body has submitted a complaint against Thailand. In the case record number DS371.
under the control of the Thai Ministry of Finance of Thailand Tobacco Monopoly is the only company allowed to manufacture cigarettes in the Thai company. Therefore, all the other cigarettes are imported. Starting from August 2006, Thailand adopted a number of imported cigarettes on Philippine-made measures, therefore, seriously affected the importation of tobacco products and in Thailand Thailand Tobacco Monopoly competitiveness of domestic products. These were initially involved in the practice of customs valuation, and then, also involves domestic taxation. 2006 to September 2008 period, the bilateral and ASEAN in the context of informal consultations, as well as the World Trade Organization dispute settlement under the Memorandum of Understanding on the two rounds of formal consultation under all failed.
Therefore, in November 2008, at the request of the Philippines, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body established a dispute resolution expert group for the purpose of verification of the Philippines, Thailand and the Customs Valuation Agreement constitutes, 1994 GATT provisions and the transparency of Thailand, the basic obligation on charges of inconsistency. Dispute Resolution Panel first substantive session of 2009, June 10 to 12, and the second substantive session in 2009, 4 to 6 November held.
investigation eventually November 15, 2010 Panel report released end, the report finds that Thailand violated the World Trade Organization guidelines.

Honduras cigar business back to life

American Tobacco, “Tobacco Industry Newsletter” reports in order to promote their own ancient culture of tobacco, 2 mid-May, Honduras held the first international cigar festival, inviting the world cigar manufacturers and cigar factories and tobacco area to visit, enjoy cigars.
in the Mayan civilization, smoking is one important part of life. Historians believe the word “Cigar” comes from the Mayan word “Siyar”, meaning tobacco. God the King, and some important people at the meeting, the minister are smoking cigars, which in some religious beliefs and temples can be seen in the picture.
Honduras has a long history and beautiful natural environment, located in the heart of the Americas, tourism, textiles, electronics and other aspects of a large number of business opportunities. A long history of cultivation in the country cigars, archaeologists have discovered in a cave 2,500 years ago, cigars fossils. Today, high-quality handmade Honduran cigars have become important producers. Last year, the country exported 76 million cigars – in which 98% of the cigar exports to the United States.
Honduras most prestigious cigar brands 洛奇帕特尔 (RockyPatel), Camacho (Camacho), hot rain forests (FlordeSelva), Plasencia and so on. For decades, multinational cigar manufacturers have been engaged in Honduras cigar business activities.
Like many Caribbean countries, Honduras is a tobacco and cigar business family originally from Cuba dominated. Single large cigar manufacturers to employ 亨莱斯特普 Larsen 5000 West, but there are exceptions: cigar festival to participate in the cigar manufacturers 玛雅赛拉瓦, his father from Honduras, I was born in France . France is an important market for Honduran cigars, so this session of the festival attracted a considerable number of cigars in the tobacco growing western and southern Honduras.
Honduras has a superior geographical conditions, there are many within the areas suitable for growing tobacco: Hamas Portland (Jamastran) Valley, Talanga and Catacamas Canyon, the fertile soil, climate, ideal for tobacco planting areas; plus local tobacco growers of the good production skills and experience, these areas can produce high quality suitable for production of cigar tobacco. Just across the border of Nicaragua and Jalapa Valley Ace Terry is also well-known tobacco growing areas, from Honduras and Nicaragua, two countries, many of the cigar manufacturers in this business. Unlike, Honduras, Nicaragua, as in the 20th century, unlike the 80 to 90 experienced a civil war. Honduras cigar production staff to pay higher salaries, even for those leisure travelers, Honduras also provided a standard of living higher than in neighboring Nicaragua.
DanliinElParaiso southern Honduras, the tobacco-growing and cigar manufacturing center. February is a good time to visit the region: Tobacco standing upright in the tobacco plant, mature leaves swaying forward, workers methodically picking the tobacco, and from the tobacco fields and curing barns (drying room) between; factory, Cigar production workers busy working. For the tobacco industry provides many jobs in Honduras and foreign exchange income: about 2 million people in the country directly involved in the work of tobacco, tobacco is the country fourth largest export product.
In order to highlight the tremendous role of the tobacco economy, Honduras at all levels of government ministers took part in this session of the cigar festival, cigars, cigar industry in the country section for more full of vigor and vitality.
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