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Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2005-01-10
Intro: Smokers in Italy have been forced to light up in the streets after a ban on smoking in indoor public places began at midnight.
A man in Naples became the first person to be fined for breaking the new law, just minutes after it came into effect. He was ordered to pay £18, a fine that would have been £192 if children or pregnant women had been present.
Italy became the third European country, after Ireland and Norway, to bring in a smoking ban but the move was not without opponents.
Trade association Confcommercio plans to challenge the law in the courts, while cafe owners are angry about the prospect of fines for failing to enforce the ban.
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