Site last updated on October 9, 2009.
The results so far seem to suggest that this is not the case.
A point of sale display ban is legislation prohibiting the display of any tobacco products at retail outlets.
To date 4 countries, Australia, Canada, Iceland and Ireland have prohibited the display of tobacco products at point of sale.
Retailers, consumers, manufacturers and government enforcement agencies are negatively affected by point of sales display bans.
On 1 July 2009, the Irish government was the most recent to prohibit the display of tobacco products. On 6 October, 2009, a tobacco retailer in conjunction with a tobacco manufacturer started legal proceedings to seek to overturn the ban.
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Click here for statement made by Irish retailer, Mr. Maurice Timony
Point of sale display bans are currently being considered in a number of countries including the UK, Norway and Finland.
Reports and Studies
LECG study - 2009
A recent study using statistical techniques conducted by LECG, a leading global finance and economic consultancy, shows that the point of sale display ban in Iceland has had no effect on reducing smoking prevalence
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Philip Morris International Management S.A.(PMIMSA) does not support a ban on the display of tobacco products at the point of sale. We are a supporter of regulation of tobacco products but believe that display bans are ineffective legislation, not proven to have any effect in reducing smoking. We believe that adult smokers should be able to see and select the brands they prefer at the point of sale.
We have developed this website in order to provide factual information on the prohibition of the display of tobacco products at point of sale and describe its effects on public health, adult smokers, retailers, manufacturers of tobacco products and enforcement agencies.