Dispute Brought by Indonesia against the U.S. to be Settled by WTO

Geneva (News Today) - The World Trade Organization will rule on a dispute brought by Indonesia against the U.S. over a ban on sales of Indonesian clove cigarettes, trade sources said Tuesday. A panel was established Tuesday, the sources said after a meeting of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body.

Washington has banned the production and sales of clove cigarettes under a health act that also blocks the sales of other flavored cigarettes such as grape, coffee or strawberry, in a bid to prevent the young from getting hooked on smoking.

But Indonesia argued that the act hadn't been applied uniformly as it didn't cover menthol cigarettes. Underlining the importance of the clove cigarettes industry to the country, Indonesia said that the livelihoods of over 6 million Indonesians depend directly or indirectly on their production.

Source : kompas

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