Smoke in the playain a parquein one bus stop or in front of a Secondary Center It will be prohibited in France from Sunday, the day the New regulation decided by the government.
The new regulations, aimed at protect childrendoes not include Coffee and restaurant terracesneither concerns the electronic cigarette.
Promised by the Government at the end of 2023 and announced at the end of May, this measure will be applied from Sunday, in particular, on the beaches “during the season” of bathroom, in which numerous foreign tourists visit the country, in Public parks and gardensand in the “areas destined to wait for travelers” in transport.
It also affects the vicinity of libraries, sports facilities (stadiums, pools …), School establishments or that they receive minors, where cigarette smoking “will be prohibited in a perimeter of at least 10 metros“The Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Any infraction will entail “a fixed fine of 135 euroswhich can come Up to 750 euros“(159 – 880 dollars), said the Ministry that, however, had promised at the end of May a period of” pedagogy. “
In France, smoking, which is in decline, causes 75,000 deaths a year and passive tobacco smoke exposure causes between 3,000 and 5,000 deaths a yearaccording to official figures.
Other experiences
French policy is part of a general movement for eradicate tobaccolike Mexico City, which in 2022 forbade smoking in certain neighborhoods of the Historic Center. In Italiathe city of Milan forbade smoking outdoors since January 1, being the first in the Peninsula.
London wants to prohibit smoking in outdoor spaces as areas of Children’s Gamesas well as in the vicinity of schools and hospitals. Beyond that, a bill seeks to implement a generational prohibition. According to the text that is being reviewed in Parliament, people born After 2009 They can never buy cigarette legally.
