Sacre Bleu!
Dec. 28th, 2007 10:05 am
French cafes set to ban smoking
France is poised to extend its smoking ban to bars, cafes, restaurants and discos, but the measure will not be enforced fully until 2 January.
The health ministry said smokers would be allowed a 24-hour "grace" period for the New Year festivities....
France has about 13.5 million smokers among its population of 60.7 million....
The new ban is seen as a big cultural shift for France, where smoky cafes have long been the haunts of famous artists and philosophers....
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