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Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2007-12-31
Intro: Portugal's smokers were counting down the hours Monday to the country's tentative joining of Europe's anti-smoking wave, effective on January 1.
A law restricting smoking rights in public buildings, and licensed premises under 100 square metres in size (1,076 square feet), comes into force at midnight on Monday after it was passed, with considerable amendments, by the Portuguese parliament in June.
Like in neighbouring Spain, the licensed premises can choose whether to remain smoking, or become non-smoking.
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