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No Smoking Campaign Life at Its Fullest 

The Bureau of Public Health of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, in cooperation with four elementary schools from Mostar started a campaign to mark 31 January No Smoking Day. The official slogan of the campaign is No Smoking Life at Its Fullest. The campaign is organized under the Orkdal project, with support by the Nansen Dialogue Centre Mostar. The central event of the campaign took place at the Spanish Square in Mostar. The campaign aims to promote healthy lifestyles free of tobacco and promote the citizens right to clean air free of tobacco smoke.

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40% of Cigarettes in Macedonia Smuggled 

t. Smuggled cigarettes occupy 25% to 80% share from the markets of Southeastern European states, and 40% of the cigarettes at the Macedonian market had been imported illegally, a publication in today’s Romanian Gandul newspaper reads. According to the edition, Albania ranks first in smuggled cigarettes with a share of 80%, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina with 47%, Macedonia – 40%, Bulgaria – 38%, Serbia and Montenegro – 37%, and Romania and Croatia – 24%.

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NEW LEGAL MEASURES FOR RESTRICTING THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN FEDERATION BiH 

The legal measures for restricting the use of tobacco products will be strengthened significantly in the Federation of BiH.

The FBiH Government on Thursday has codified the Draft Law amending the Law on Restricted Use of Tobacco Products.

FBiH Minister of Health Tomo Lucic told a press conference that the diseases linked with smoking are quite numerous in FBiH.

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HADZIPASIC VISITS SARAJEVO TOBACCO FACTORY 

FBiH Prime Minister Ahmet Hadzipasic on Wednesday visited the Sarajevo Tobacco Factory (FDS), where her held talks with members of the company's management and the Steering Board.

Representatives of the Factory briefed FBiH Prime Minister about the investment, whose first segment is being implemented, which is aimed at modernizing and increasing the capacities of the company. The first phase of the investment project includes installing the equipment for processing tobacco, and it should be completed in October this year.

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Tobacco Farmers Block Border Crossing In Oraje 

Tobacco farmers with 70 tractors blocked this morning at about 11:00 hours the border crossing in Oraje due to the failure for their premium for 2002 amounting to 450, 000 convertible marks to be paid, said the chairman of the Association of Tobacco Farmers "Virginia", uro Kopi.

According to his words, total amount of the premium for this year was put out of the budget, but according to the farmers the sum should be included in the FBIH budget again.

The tobacco farmers will be blocking the border today in the period of 11:00 13:00 hours, Kopi said, announcing the blockade for tomorrow in the same period, while the day after tomorrow a whole day one will be organized.

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Drought Costs Bosnian Serb Agriculture USD 158 Million 

The worst hit was the corn harvest, the radio said, adding that the tobacco crop had been cut by between 20 and 30 percent. ((c) 2000 Agence France Presse)

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Federation Raids Smuggling Den For Tobacco, Recordings 

In a joint action to cut the smuggling chain through Bosnia-Herzegovina, customs authorities seized 2.5 million cigarettes and 10,000 compact discs that illegally entered the country, officials reported Tuesday. . . The operation was supported by the European Union's department that deals with customs and taxes fraud in Bosnia.

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