No smoking ban in public places in France from 1 January 2008

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January 1, 000, the good days of French smokers came to an end: from that day, smoking was banned in all public places in FranceFrance's smoking ban on cafes, restaurants, casinos and dance halls began on 1 JanuaryJanuary 1, 000The gendarmes and police, who are responsible for supervision, can impose a fine of 68 euros and a fine of 135 euros on the person in charge of a public place if they find that someone is smoking in a public place where the law does notIf a smoker is repeatedly found in a non-smoking public place, the person in charge of the public place can be punished with a maximum penalty of 750 eurosOn July 9, 1976, Simone Wey, then France's health minister, issued the first smoking ban, requiring all cigarette packs to be marked with warningsMore than 30 years later, the anti-smoking campaign has been an unprecedented successIn accordance with the decree adopted by the French2
15 November 006, france, from 1 February, the smoking in enterprise, theof the administrative units of, theof thebusiness centre, theofschools, theofmedical institutions,theatres, railway stations and airportsIn order to ensure theof the effect son-in-law, france175,000 civil servants were deployed to oversee the work in the first phaseThe 2007 smoking ban was well, andalso received public supportA survey conducted by the French National Institute forHealthEducation and Prevention in July 2007that 79% of French people supported the of smoking bans, the majority of smokers were positive about the policy Cafe and restaurant owners who once worried about the impact of a smoking ban on business are now relaxed A spokesman for the French Hotel Industry Alliance said: "Hoteloperators in Italy and Ireland have achieved a 100 per cent smoke-free , the number of customers has not decreased in the long term "
, despite some objections to the smoking ban, most French newspapers published on 31 December 2007 expressed support for the ban According to Le Figaro, the situation in public places will only get better, as will social security accounts 'It should be noted that in France, where most smokers and non-smokers are in favour of banning smoking in restaurants, "the war on cigarettes will not happen," according to an editorial in Liberation newspaper