Imperial Tobacco categorically denies that these promotional arrangements had the purpose or effect of restricting competition.

帝国烟草公司直截了当地否认这些促销协议具有限制竞争的目的或效果。

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The USA will continue to be a key growth market for Imperial Tobacco and we remain focused on continuing to develop our USA business.

对于帝国烟草来说，美国将仍是一个关键的增长市场，我们仍聚焦于继续开拓我们的美国业务。

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"Imperial Tobacco categorically denies that these promotional arrangements had the purpose or effect of restricting competition," it said.

这份声明说：“帝国烟草公司明确否认这些促销安排具有限制竞争的目的，或具有限制竞争的作用。”

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Both Philip Morris and Imperial Tobacco could face antitrust issues if they did the deal.

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He went on to say that "none of the challenges" of Imperial Tobacco were well-founded.

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Introduction of the measure had been delayed because of a legal challenge by manufacturer Imperial Tobacco, which was defeated.

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