France don talk say dem go ban smoking for all outdoor places wey children fit enter — like beach, park, bus stop and school front — starting from July 1. Na di Minister of Health and Family, Catherine Vautrin, yarn this one on Thursday, May 29.
France don dey tighten how people dey use tobacco for public places for some years now. Di new law go cover all places where children fit dey, including “beaches, parks, public gardens, school front, bus stops and sports ground,” according to wetin Vautrin talk.
She talk say, “Tobacco no suppose dey where children dey.” She still add say, “Your freedom to smoke go end where children get right to breathe clean air.”
Di ban go still affect school front — to stop students from dey smoke for there. Anybody wey break di law fit pay fine up to €135 (about $154), na wetin Vautrin talk.
But di ban no go reach France popular café terraces, she talk. E-cigarettes — wey don become popular for France — no join for di ban too.
France don already ban smoking for places like office, airport, train station, and children playground before. Anti-smoking groups don dey fight for stronger ban since.
About 35% of people for France dey smoke — wey high pass Europe average (25%) and world average (21%), according to World Health Organization (WHO).
