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Law against smoking in closed spaces being prepared
Belgrade,
29 January 2008
Serbian Minister of Health Tomica Milosavljevic said today at a press conference regarding observation of No Tobacco Day on January 31 that it is estimated that half of the world’s smokers, around 650 million people, will die of diseases caused by smoking.
Milosvaljevic talked about the dangers of passive smoking and said that Serbia belongs to a group of countries where the situation in this context is worst.
He said that in 2008 the Health Ministry will work on taking sharper legislative measures in this area, and explained that this will be achieved by increasing the prices of cigarettes through taxation, banning cigarette commercials, limiting smoking in closed spaces and public places, promoting a healthy life style and expanding the network of advisory centres for giving up smoking.
According to Milosavljevic, a law banning smoking in closed areas is being prepared and under this law, smoking will gradually be banned in restaurants, inns and cafés.
The Minister said that even before the law is enacted the detrimental effects of exposure to tobacco smoke must be highlighted.
The first country that introduced a law banning smoking in public areas is Ireland, in 2004, and other countries followed its example.
Just recently, such a law has been applied in France and Germany, and according to announcements from the EU, all EU member states will have to enforce such laws by 2009.
He said that in 2008 the Health Ministry will work on taking sharper legislative measures in this area, and explained that this will be achieved by increasing the prices of cigarettes through taxation, banning cigarette commercials, limiting smoking in closed spaces and public places, promoting a healthy life style and expanding the network of advisory centres for giving up smoking.
According to Milosavljevic, a law banning smoking in closed areas is being prepared and under this law, smoking will gradually be banned in restaurants, inns and cafés.
The Minister said that even before the law is enacted the detrimental effects of exposure to tobacco smoke must be highlighted.
The first country that introduced a law banning smoking in public areas is Ireland, in 2004, and other countries followed its example.
Just recently, such a law has been applied in France and Germany, and according to announcements from the EU, all EU member states will have to enforce such laws by 2009.
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