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France is banning smoking
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | France is poised to extend its smoking ban to bars, cafes, restaurants and discos, but the measure will not be enforced fully until 2 January.
The health ministry said smokers would be allowed a 24-hour "grace" period for the New Year festivities.
The ban, which will also cover casinos and hotels, comes on top of a partial ban on smoking in public places that took effect in February.
Similar bans are already in place in Britain, Ireland, Italy and Spain.
The French health ministry said the wider ban, due to take effect on 1 January, would not be monitored strictly during the New Year festivities, in a gesture of "tolerance".
Any smoker caught flouting the ban thereafter faces a 450-euro (£332; $662) fine, while those who turn a blind eye to smokers on their premises can be fined up to 750 euros.
France has about 13.5 million smokers among its population of 60.7 million.
In February smoking became outlawed in French airports, railway stations, hospitals, schools, shops and offices.
The new ban is seen as a big cultural shift for France, where smoky cafes have long been the haunts of famous artists and philosophers. The ban does not include pavement tables or open-air terraces.
In 2004, Ireland became the first European country to introduce a comprehensive smoking ban in all workplaces, including pubs and restaurants. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7163178.stm |
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| bangoSkank |
 private property rights |
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| spc |
| 13.5 out of 60.7 million.. thats almost 25% of the country! geez |
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| Ygrene |
| I'll ban France! Believe that! :mad: |
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| Zoso |
| smoke 'em if you got 'em. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by spc
13.5 out of 60.7 million.. thats almost 25% of the country! geez |
That startled me as well, but apparently about 20% of American adults smoke, so I guess I shouldn't be that startled after all:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r050526a.htm |
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| Clovis |
| So ing lame. Anytime France gets more American they should take that as a signal that someone ed up. |
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| blacknoizybox |
| smoking sucks. |
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| jonSun |
| Chicago & Cook county pulled this last year. Now the west burbs county is pulling it too. :whip: |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
So ing lame. Anytime France gets more American they should take that as a signal that someone ed up. |
:conf:
The U.S. doesn't have any national ban on workplace smoking. |
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| Nostalgic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Clovis
So ing lame. Anytime France gets more American they should take that as a signal that someone ed up. |
just curious, are you french born and moved over to america, are are you born in the states with french ancestry? |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
:conf:
The U.S. doesn't have any national ban on workplace smoking. |
Most of the states do, and many cities and municipalities are banning smoking in public places. |
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