France forbids smoking in almost all public premises outdoors – national

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In the course of protecting their younger citizens, France announced that he would accept a nationwide ban Smoking In all places in the open air that children can visit, it means that your dreams of vacations in a French park with a cigarette are going to rise in smoke.

“Where are the children, Tobacco should disappear“Minister of Health and French Family, Katherine Watrin said on Thursday, adding that the freedom to smoke” ends where the right of children to breathe fresh air begins. “

The ban on July 1 is extending to parks, bus stops and districts near schools, the French Ministry of Health on Friday reported, a step towards “tobacco denormalization and to limit its attractiveness.”

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People who are caught, violating the ban, threaten fines up to 135 euros (C 210 dollars).

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Although France is often regarded as a country where smoking is à la – it is not difficult to portray people illuminated on the Paris terrace or pavement – the country has been using growing restrictions on the use of tobacco in recent years.

Smoking prohibitions in places such as playgrounds, airports, railway stations, nightclubs, restaurants and jobs are already in operation. In addition, hundreds of beaches throughout France have not been invited for several years.

However, France’s landmark cafes are released from a new ban, as well as electronic cigarettes.

Currently, there was no decision to ban the sales of cigarettes under 18 years, said Rawburin, but the country “does not exclude nothing for the future.”

When asked about raising tobacco tax, she said it was not on the table now.

According to French Drug Monitoring Center and Addiction23 percent of the French population smoke daily.

French National Committee on Smoking says that more than 75,000 smokers die every year from tobacco diseases-13 percent of all cases of death.

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