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• Austria inches towards smoking ban 

Jump to full article: Earth Times, 2007-08-31
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The state-run railways OeBB announced on Friday that all its trains will be non-smoking from September 1 in order to step up its protection of non-smokers. Smoking bans were already in place in local trains, but following customer demand, the regulation was extended to all trains, OeBB head Martin Huber said.

Austria's Health Minister Andrea Kdolsky welcomed the decision. Following general European trends, she considers introducing smoking bans in restaurants and cafes by 2008.

As attempts to introduce a voluntary solution were not satisfactory, draft legislation was being prepared this autumn, Kdolsky said Wednesday evening.

Restaurants above a size of 75 square metres will be obliged to establish non-smoking sections.

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