Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Notification of laws and regulations under Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreement - Australia: Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 - Revision

NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

Australia: Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products)
(Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024

Revision[1]

Notifying Member

Australia

 

Details of the notified legal text

 

Title

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024

Subject matter

Copyright and related rights; Trademarks; Patents (including plant variety protection)

Nature of notification

[  ]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation_

[X]     Other law or regulation_

Link to legal text[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2024/IP/AUS/24_04485_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]_     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/AUS/O/3; IP/N/1/AUS/O/4

Brief description of the notified legal text

 

The Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations) support the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 by repealing the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Regulation 1993, the Tobacco Plain Packaging Regulations 2011 and the Trade Practices (Consumer Product Safety Standard) (Reduced Risk Cigarettes) Regulations 2008, along with making other consequential amendments.

 

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 April 2024

Other date

Registered: 29 March 2024

 

Notification details

 

Submission date of notification

9 July 2024

Other information

This Revision is being circulated to reflect updated background under "Brief description".

 

The Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products)

(Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024 are available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L00416/asmade/text

 

Please also see The Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2023 which is available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2023A00119/asmade/text

 

Agency or authority responsible

Department of Health and Aged Care

Sirius Building

Furzer St.

Woden Town Centre

ACT 2606

 

Telephone:       +61 2 6289 1555

Email:      tobacco.control@health.gov.au

Website:   www.health.gov.au

 

 



[1] This Revision is being circulated to reflect updated background under "Brief description".



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