France has introduced new rules banning smoking in parks, parks and many other public places which came into force on Sunday.
The aim of the rules is to protect children from the dangers of passive smoking, which, according to official data, kills 3000 to 5000 people in a year in the country.
What do new smoking rules determine?
Rules, which were published in the official government gazette on Saturday, were forbidden to smoke in just shelters and all places were invested by children within 10 meters (33 feet) libraries, swimming pools and schools, all places.
However, the restriction does not apply to bars and roofs of the restaurant, contrary to the new rules that are soon to be introduced in neighboring Spain.
E-cigarette rules are not mental.
Any person violating the ban can impose fine from € 135 ($ 160) and below € 700, although there will be an early grace period.
Health and Family Minister Catherine Watrin said, “Tobacco should disappear from places where there are children. A park, a beach, a school – these are space for playing, learning and breathing. Not for smoking.”
He said that the new rules represented another step “towards a tobacco -free generation,” which is targeting France from 2032.
Smoking rate is still higher but France has a decline
More than 30% of French adults still smoke cigarettes, making it one of the more tobacco -friendly countries of Europe and the world.
Especially related data shows for health officials that 15% of 17 -year -old gold smoke.
However, according to the French addiction agency, the habit in France is nonstalling, with the current figure “the lowest prevalence has been recorded since 2000.”
Watrin said in a statement on Saturday that more than 200 people in France die of diseases related to tobacco consumption each day – around 75,000 per year.
The relative high rate of smoking commit the fact that a packet of cigarettes is now due to increasing taxes on at least € 12 ($ 14) tobacco.
In addition, smoking has been illegally in restaurants, bars and public buildings for more than a decade.
For a recent opinion survey, 62% of people in France are in favor of smoking ban in public places.
Edited by: Keran Burke
