Statement: USTR On the Ban on Clove Cigarettes
The attached document is the Executive Summary of the United States Trade Representative before the World Trade Organization in response to a Complaint by Indonesia.
“Indonesia requested consultations with the United States with respect to a measure applied by the United States regarding the ban of clove cigarettes. Indonesia alleged that Section 907 of the legislation in question, which was signed into law on 22 June 2009, prohibits, among other things, the production or sale in the United States of cigarettes containing certain additives, including clove, but would continue to permit the production and sale of other cigarettes, including cigarettes containing menthol.”
The WTO summary discussion may be found at http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/cases_e/ds406_e.htm#top
