US EditionFrance to ban smoking in public parks, beaches
- Starting July 1, 2025, France will prohibit smoking in outdoor public areas where children have access, such as parks, beaches, bus stops, and other similar locations.
- The ban arises from the National Anti-Tobacco Programme 2023–2027, aiming for a tobacco-free generation by 2032 and responding to prior local bans and public health concerns.
- The ban covers public gardens, school surroundings, sports venues, and bus stops but exempts outdoor café terraces and electronic cigarettes, as announced by Health Minister Catherine Vautrin.
- Vautrin emphasized that smoking should be prohibited in areas frequented by children, with violations subject to fines up to 135 euros .
- The new restrictions reinforce existing smoking bans in workplaces and other public spaces and reflect that about 62% of French favor these measures amid 75,000 annual tobacco-related deaths.
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The French government announced Thursday that it will ban smoking from 1 July in outdoor public places where there may be children such as beaches, parks, close to schools, bus stations or sports places. “Where there are children, tobacco must disappear.” As of 1 July, beaches, parks and public gardens, school grounds, bus boats and sports facilities throughout France will be smoke-free,” said Catherine Vautrin, French Minister of Labour, Health…
If you want to smoke on holiday this summer, you have to keep your distance. At other holiday resorts, the torture is partly completely forbidden – especially on beaches.
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