Anti-tobacco campaign: France bans smoking in parks and close to schools
By DW
03 December 2023 |
4:30 pm
France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks, the country's health minister said on Tuesday, presenting a series of measures as the government looks to prevent 75,000 tobacco-related deaths per year. The measures — part of a government plan to combat smoking — aim to create a “tobacco-free generation by 2032.”
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