{"id":142027,"date":"2025-05-29T17:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/from-july-1-smoking-will-be-banned-on-beaches-in-parks-and-near-schools-announces-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T17:10:19","slug":"from-july-1-smoking-will-be-banned-on-beaches-in-parks-and-near-schools-announces-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/from-july-1-smoking-will-be-banned-on-beaches-in-parks-and-near-schools-announces-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"From July 1, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, and near schools, announces Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source   alt=\"Au parc des Buttes-Chaumont, \u00e0 Paris, le 30\u00a0mai 2020.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9fef599_sirius-fs-upload-1-j8majpcjy0o8-1748536744063-000-1sk0af.jpg\" alt=\"Au parc des Buttes-Chaumont, \u00e0 Paris, le 30\u00a0mai 2020.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Au parc des Buttes-Chaumont, \u00e0 Paris, le 30\u00a0mai 2020. <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">ALAIN JOCARD\/AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The \u00a0French government\u00a0 plans to ban smoking in outdoor public places where \u00a0children\u00a0 may be present. This includes locations such as <em>&#8220;beaches, public parks, public gardens, areas around schools, bus shelters, and sports facilities&#8221;<\/em>, according to \u00a0Catherine Vautrin\u00a0, the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity, and Families, in an interview with the \u00a0Ouest-France\u00a0 newspaper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Wherever there are children, tobacco must disappear&#8221;<\/em>, stated Minister Vautrin, specifying that the ban will take effect on July 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Failure to comply with the ban <em>&#8220;will result in a contravention of the 4th class, equivalent to 135 euros&#8221;<\/em>, added Vautrin, who emphasized that the freedom to smoke <em>&#8220;ends where the right of children to breathe clean air begins&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sciences\/article\/2025\/03\/28\/bouger-dans-l-enfance-pour-ne-pas-commencer-a-fumer_6586970_1650684.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"1\" id=\"article-title-3415028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moving during childhood to avoid starting smoking<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Vautrin mentioned that the specific perimeter of the ban around schools will be detailed in the implementing decree. <em>&#8220;We are currently determining this with the Council of State, and we will trust local officials to implement it pragmatically&#8221;<\/em>, she continued.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Caf\u00e9 Terraces and E-Cigarettes Exempted<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Middle and high schools will also be included under this ban to prevent <em>&#8220;middle and high school students from smoking in front of their establishments&#8221;<\/em>. However, the ban will not apply to caf\u00e9 terraces or e-cigarettes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">When questioned by \u00a0Ouest-France\u00a0 about a potential increase in taxes on tobacco and cigarettes, Vautrin stated that no additional rise is planned <em>&#8220;at this moment&#8221;<\/em>. <em>&#8220;On this issue, I am cautious when I see the devastation caused by tobacco smuggling, and I want to support the diversification of activities for tobacconists, as these local businesses are essential&#8221;<\/em>, she explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The Health Minister aims, however, to achieve a \u00a0reduction\u00a0 in the allowed \u00a0nicotine levels\u00a0 in these products and limit the number of \u00a0flavors\u00a0. <em>&#8220;I need scientific and technical advice to finalize the details&#8221;<\/em> of these measures, expected to take effect <em>&#8220;by the end of the first half of 2026&#8221;<\/em>, she stated.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also:<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/societe\/article\/2023\/09\/05\/les-premieres-pistes-du-gouvernement-contre-le-tabagisme-font-debat_6187880_3224.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"1\" id=\"article-title-3337134\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The government&#8217;s first proposals against smoking are debatable<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The generalization of \u00a0smoke-free\u00a0 areas, as announced by Vautrin, is part of the measures outlined in the \u00a0National Tobacco Control Program (PNLT) 2023-2027\u00a0, presented previously by the former Health Minister \u00a0Aur\u00e9lien Rousseau\u00a0, with the ambition of <em>&#8220;meeting the challenge of a generation free from tobacco by 2032&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread js-services-inread\">\n<p> <span>Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/newsletters\/la-revue-du-monde\/\" class=\"inread__link js-services-inread-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">  <\/p>\n<p>\u00ab La revue du Monde \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Each weekend, the editorial team selects the articles of the week that you shouldn&#8217;t miss.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe<\/p>\n<p>        <\/a><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Anti-smoking organizations expressed concern over the delay in seeing concrete government decisions. Eager to act, \u00a01,600 willing municipalities\u00a0 have already expanded the smoking ban in public areas to parks, beaches, ski slopes, and school perimeters, totaling \u00a07,000 smoke-free spaces\u00a0 in local experiments supported by the \u00a0Cancer League\u00a0. According to a survey published by the Cancer League, six out of ten French citizens (62%) favor a broader smoking ban in public spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Smoking causes the death of \u00a075,000 people\u00a0 annually in France. According to figures from the \u00a0French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Behaviors\u00a0, it costs \u00a0156 billion euros per year\u00a0 to French society (due to loss of life, quality of life, productivity loss, public spending on prevention, repression, healthcare&#8230;), while alcohol costs \u00a0102 billion euros\u00a0.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\">\n            <span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\"><br \/>\n                <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/planete\/article\/2024\/04\/16\/le-royaume-uni-veut-interdire-definitivement-la-vente-de-cigarettes-aux-generations-nees-a-partir-de-2009_6228205_3244.html\" class=\"js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link\" data-premium=\"1\" id=\"article-title-3369085\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The UK plans to permanently ban cigarette sales to generations born from 2009 onwards<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">\n            <span class=\"author__name\">Le Monde with AFP<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/syndication\/\" class=\"reuse__content\" title=\"Reuse this content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuse this content<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au parc des Buttes-Chaumont, \u00e0 Paris, le 30\u00a0mai 2020. ALAIN JOCARD\/AFP The \u00a0French government\u00a0 plans to ban smoking in outdoor public places where \u00a0children\u00a0 may be present. This includes locations such as &#8220;beaches, public parks, public gardens, areas around schools, bus shelters, and sports facilities&#8221;, according to \u00a0Catherine Vautrin\u00a0, the Minister of Labor, Health, Solidarity, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142028,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}