On French Beaches, smoking near Schools is now Prohibited
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On French Beaches, smoking near Schools is now Prohibited:
The French government has announced that a new national
anti-smoking plan will soon ban smoking on all of the country's beaches, near
schools, in public parks, and all forests. In the French capital Paris, the
country's health minister, Aurelian Rousseau, said that the current laws
regarding the prohibition of smoking in public places will be tightened in the
future in the European Union member country.
National Anti-Tobacco Plan:
Russo said that under the new National Anti-Tobacco Plan
that the government has created to discourage smoking in the country,
smoking is legal on all beaches, near schools and public parks, as well as in
forests. shall be a punishable offense.
He said, "According to the new national plan that has
been created, smoking-free areas will be the new standard in the country."
will be part of the plan, which will be
implemented by parliamentary legislation early next year. Under the law,
the number of tobacco-free zones in the country will be increased and violators
will face heavy fines.
France already has thousands of designated Tobacco-free Areas:
There are already around 7,200 areas in France that have
been declared tobacco-free. However, according to Health Minister Rousseau, smoking
bans in these designated areas had until now been imposed by most local
governments. However, in the future, this ban will be imposed by the central
government under a national law.
Government Responsibilities:
"Now we want to create a new rule with the transfer of
government responsibilities (from the local to the national level) in this
regard, which will be the law and standard of the future," said the
country's health minister Russo. The Paris
government also plans to possibly ban the sale of electronic cigarettes, known
as "vapes" or more commonly known as "puffs," in the
country, which are popular among young people and have to be thrown away after
one use. The draft law on the ban on electronic cigarettes will be presented to
the National Assembly in Paris for discussion in December.
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A sign reading "tobacco-free park" in a public
park in Strasbourg, France. — AFP File |
Taxes on Cigarettes are also Continuously Increasing:
The French government also intends to gradually but
continuously increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products in the
country under the national action plan against tobacco. Minister of Health
Rousseau explained that at the moment
in France, A pack of twenty cigarettes can be bought for about 11 euros
($12). However, the government wants to increase taxes on tobacco to 12 euros
per pack by 2025 and then 13 euros per pack in 2026.
Tobacco-Free Generation:
In the words of Aurelian Rousseau, the government wants
France to have "the country's first tobacco-free generation by 2032"
as promised by President Emmanuel
Macron. According to national statistics, every year in France 75,000
people die from diseases caused by smoking and other tobacco products.
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