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Article: France to ban smoking in public from February
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- October 8, 2006
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France to ban smoking in public from February
PARIS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Dominique de
Villepin said on Sunday that France would ban smoking in public
places from next February, while bars, restaurants and nightclubs
could delay applying the order until January 2008.
"I am convinced the French people are now ready," said Villepin,
adding France will join in other European nations like Ireland,
Spain, Britain and Italy to adopt similar measures.
Villepin noted that some 5,000 French people die every year from
passive smoking. "This is a totally unacceptable situation in terms
of public health. We have therefore ...