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• Bill on Protection of Non-Smokers Presented for a Public Debate  

Jump to full article: hnonline.sk (sk), 2007-05-09

Intro:

The Public Health Authority (UVZ) submitted to parliament for a public discussion a draft amendment to the law on protection of non-smokers. Inspired by legislation in Ireland, Italy, Norway, Malta, Great Britain and Sweden, the Slovak Health Ministry and the Public Health Authority elaborated a draft revision to the law on protection of non-smokers. The aim of the draft amendment is to improve conditions for protection of non-smokers in public places, chiefly through a ban on smoking in restaurants with an area exceeding fifty square meters.

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