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Australia might face a complaint as soon as this week at the World Trade Organization over its plain-packaging law on tobacco products, Bloomberg News reported Monday on its website, citing two unnamed sources.
The complaint--which will involve at least three governments including Ukraine--says Australia's decision to ban trademarks and logos on tobacco products is a violation of global intellectual property rules, the report quoted the sources as saying.
The mission of Ukraine in Geneva, where WTO is based, didn't return calls or declined comment, the report said.
Australian Trade Minister Craig Emerson said in an emailed statement Monday that the plain-packaging law is "not anti-trade, it's anti-cancer," according to the report.
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