France will ban smoking on all seashores, in public parks, forests and another public areas as a part of a nationwide anti-tobacco plan offered by the well being minister on Tuesday.
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Tobacco merchandise trigger 75,000 avoidable deaths a yr in France, Minister of Well being and Prevention Aurélien Rousseau stated on BFM tv. The federal government will introduce laws firstly of subsequent yr to enlarge the scope of locations the place fines could be levied for smoking, he stated.
![Cigarette-filled public ashtray at French beach](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/11/1200/675/french_beach_ashtray.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
An ashtray full of cigarette butts is photographed at a seashore in southwestern France, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Picture Bob Edme)
“Beaches, parks, around schools -– lots of places had started these experiments and now, it’s true, we’re heading to a general rule to show our determination,” he stated.
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Legislators additionally intend to outlaw single-use disposable e-cigarettes, with an preliminary vote on a draft legislation to ban them anticipated within the National Assembly subsequent month.