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Jump to full article: Reuters (uk), 2004-04-29
Intro: The parliament of Bosnia's Serb Republic on Thursday passed laws banning smoking in public places, the advertisement of tobacco products and their sale to minors.
Deputies agreed to let cafes and bars remain smoking areas, but banned smoking entirely in schools, hospitals, government and buildings, theaters, restaurants and public transport. . . .
Serb Republic Health Minister Marin Kvaternik said one third of adults and 40 percent of high school graduates were smokers.
Many doubt the law will be enforced. Similar legislation was passed in 1998 in Bosnia's other region, the Muslim-Croat federation, but hardly anyone obeyed.
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