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Jump to full article: Slovak Spectator International Weekly (sk), 2004-02-23
Author: Martina Pisrov
Intro: JUST ONE day after Health Minister Rudolf Zajac appealed to the country's smokers to quit their bad habit, the cabinet approved a new law to better shield non-smokers from Slovakia's smoking population, estimated to be 34 percent strong.
The new non-smokers' protection law updates the country's legislation, which was approved for the fist time in 1997 but was difficult to enforce, according to the Health Ministry.
The new law extends smoking bans by areas such as bus stations, elementary and secondary schools, healthcare facilities, and waiting rooms, and increases penalties for breaking the rules. Individuals ignoring non-smoking bans will be fined up to Sk5,000 (120), while cigarette vendors and tobacco producers could pay between Sk100,000 (2,471) and Sk10 million (247,121) if caught selling tobacco products to people under 18.
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