Customs Dept. admits breaching WTO rules on Philip Morris cigarette imports

 

 

Thailand’s Customs Department has admitted that it did not comply with WTO procedures regarding the import of Philip Morris cigarettes into Thailand from the Philippines from 2001 to 2007.

 

The Customs Department’s statement, released yesterday, followed a ruling, by the WTO’s panel last Friday, upholding the Philippines’ claim that Thailand violated WTO laws on customs violations. Thailand has now lost three WTO panel proceedings.

 

The department, however, said the case is not over and Thailand will appeal the case to the Appellate panel for consideration.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/customs-dept-admits-breaching-wto-rules-on-philip-morris-cigarette-imports/

 

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Ahh, yes.  Thailand, where rules & laws, can be ignored at will. 

WTO ? This is Thailand try to understand that, we have our own rules for everything!

47 minutes ago, RotMahKid said:

WTO ? This is Thailand try to understand that, we have our own rules for everything!

And if they don't work, we will introduce some others!

WTO's not my daddy, eh? Sanctions to the max, I say. Hit 'em where it hurts.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Customs Department has admitted that it did not comply with WTO procedures regarding the import of Philip Morris cigarettes into Thailand from the Philippines from 2001 to 2007.

How come I can't find the word 'misunderstanding' in the report? I thought it was almost compulsory in a situation like this, to try and negate losing face?

What rules? They don´t have that kind of stuff here.

Prolly one of the reasons vaping is banned, so Phillip Morris can't sell their IQOS heat smoke stuff here. They have giant marketshare in other asian countries like Japan.