Smoking ban

[franc o file]

are there any plans to introduce a smoking ban in France?  if so what format will it take?

Do you think anyone adhere to it??

[La Vette]

The smoking ban started in France on 7th Jan this year.  There is no smoking in public buildings such as maries, cpam offices etc.  Strangely there is still smoking allowed in bars, restaurants and casinos etc but this is also banned from 7th July.  Will they adhere to it??  Why would they not?  The owners of the premises will be fined so it will be up to them to police it.  I'm sure you will get more comments on this but I do not find smoking in France the problem it used to be 10 years ago.  Most restaurants have no smoking areas these days and even the French complain if someone puffs a little too close to them.

[LanguedocGal]

I think smoking is definitely less than it was in the past but in my area, I say that they can do much much better.

Friends here who smoke insist the laws won't work in bars, cafes, clubs and similar 'having fun' places. I sincerely hope they are wrong but time will tell if the govt has enough balls (it would be a first) to apply the law properly in these 'sensitive areas' of resistance. 

[Ron Avery]

[quote user="La Vette"]The smoking ban started in France on 7th Jan this year.  There is no smoking in public buildings such as maries, cpam offices etc.  Strangely there is still smoking allowed in bars, restaurants and casinos etc but this is also banned from 7th July. .[/quote]

Smoking will not be banned in bars and cafes etc until February 2008

[La Vette]

Thanks Ron, I knew someone would know.  I must be thinking of the ban in England.  I hope it works, being banned in my work environment helped me stop 14 years ago.