Communist Cuba and democratic Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union, have challenged the free-trade credentials of the Labor government, becoming the first countries to foreshadow action in global trade forums against its
tobacco plain-packaging laws.
The Cuban government and state-owned cigar company Habanos have warned the federal government that forcing it to comply with the new laws, which would apply to its famous cigars, could violate Australia's obligations under the World Trade Organisation.
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