France and Germany's new 2008 smoking ban goes into effect

For France and Germany, the 1st is not only the beginning of the new year, but also a new anti-smoking law began to come into effectFollowing European countries such as Ireland and the UK, France and Germany have also decided to further expand the scope of the banFor the new smoking ban, some clapped their hands and complainedFrance is determined to introduce a new smoking banFrance on The 1st, with a total ban on cafes
,bars, restaurants and nightclubsThe French government said itbecause New Year's Day is a day of,in order to keep smokers from,officials responsible for smoking ban will open one eye and close one eye on the dayFrom2, the new smoking ban will be officially launchedThose found smoking in legally no-smoking places will be fined 450 euros (
$645) , while those who allow customers to smoke in-store will be fined 750 euros
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France's new smoking ban has been widely praised by the public, AFP reported, citing a poll France's health minister, Roslina Bashelo-Narcan, is determined to give the public a breath of fresh air while enjoying food and wine France's anti-smoking programme began 2
2007
February The French government first imposed a smoking ban on "closed and roofed" places such as offices, schools, airports, hospitals
and railway stations, while the ban on smoking in entertainment venues was delayed until January 1 this year Germany's more relaxed eight German states, including Berlin, Bavaria and Hamburg, have also implemented new smoking bans since January According to the Associated Press, smoking is banned in Bars and Restaurants in Germany, and the smoking ban is smaller than in France Five other German states plan to introduce a smoking ban this summer As a federal state, the smoking ban in Germany varies slightly between cantons and states, and the specific provisions vary from state to state In general, Germany's anti-smoking attitude is not as strong as France's Most states allow commercial areas such as hotels to open smoking areas to meet smokers' needs, but only if non-smoking areas make up most of the storefront For some commercial establishments with limited space, smokers can only go outside the store Bavaria is the toughest of Germany's eight states to impose new smoking bans Not only does the state ban businesses from opening smoking areas, but it also bans smokers from swallowing fog at the Munich Oktoberfest and other public holidays On 1 September 2007, the German federal government introduced a nationwide ban on smoking in aircraft , train , buses and taxis across the country Ireland, a member of the Eu d'or , spearheaded a bill in March 2004 banning smoking in public places such as restaurant
, bars
, buses Subsequently, the United Kingdom and other European countries joined the anti-smoking team About a quarter of France's 60 million people are smokers, according to the French Ministry of Health One in two smokers in France die from illness
caused by smoking, while 5,000 people die each year from secondhand smoke The new smoking ban has angered restaurant and coffee shop operators in France and Germany They worry that the ban will lead to a reduction in the number of visitors Renee Pape, president of the French Federation of Tobacconists, which has 30,000 members, has called on the government to introduce a more flexible ban on smoking He suggested that authorities should refer to Spain's smoking ban to let the owners of some small coffee shops choose whether they want to ban smoking in their stores An activist group for restaurant and bar operators in Germany has filed a petition with the country's highest court calling for the new smoking ban to be repealed Despite the hardline opposition, the new smoking ban has won the support of the majority of the public Jean-Claude Schaeney, manager of the Gramon Coffee Shop in Paris, France, hung the "No Smoking" sign when it opened at 8 a.m on the 1st " I think it has to do with respectforing the people who work behind the bar We don't want to breathe the smell of smoke all day," he said Pierre Morgon, a 22-year-old French youth, thinks the smoking ban will urge him to quit smoking (
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