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    Poland To Introduce A Smoking Ban
    Published: 2010-11-17    Views:253 reads

     

    Today Poland joined long list of countries, in which smoking is banned in all public places. Restaurants, pubs, clubs, schools, but also garden playgrounds and many other places became smoke-free zones.
    According to Citizens' Coalition Tobacco or Health data, up until today an average concentration of tobacco smoke in pubs and restaurants exceeded the allowable health limit fifteen times. In the evenings, the limit was exceeded over 260 times. The Coalition's Chairman points out, after the ban had come into effect, restaurants, pubs and clubs in Paris, London or New York did not lose. On the contrary - they gained new clients. Krzysztof Przewoźniak believes that Poland will be the same. And over 31 percent of Poles already support the ban.
    But politicians are not unanimous as it comes to smoking ban. The government's spokesman, Paweł Graś, claims that introduction of the ban was a good decision. In his opinion, every form of fighting tobacco addiction is desired and will allow to reduce expenses on medical care in the future. Meanwhile, president's advisor Tomasz Nałęcz believes smokers' rights are being unduly restricted. According to Nałęcz, protection of the interest of non-smokers should not violate the right to smoke in decent conditions.
    At the same time, todays's "Puls Biznesu" informs, that even now consultations concerning further restrictions on tobacco industry are under way in Brussels. But tobacco concerns remonstrate with the EU about such a direction. Companies' representatives in Poland claim that solutions like unifying package designs of all cigarettes brands or prohibition on the use of several additives in cigarettes will not only allow large amounts of counterfeit cigarettes enter the market, but will also ruin Polish tobacco growing industry. Therefore, according to the newspaper, tobacco companies appeal to Polish government to participate actively in European legislation process concerning tobacco control.
    New strict regulations are followed by severe penalties. From today, every restaurant, club or pub owner can be punished with a two thousand PLN fine, if he doesn't place visible non-smoking reminders in his establishment. Cigarettes are not be sold in small packages (less than 20 pieces), loose or in vending machines anymore - such activity will also be fined with two thousand PLN. Also smokers breaking a smoking ban will be punished - with a 500 PLN fine.
     
    Source from:Poland.pl (pl)