Jump to full article: Zawya.com (ae), 2009-03-09
Author: Khetam Malkawi
Intro: The Jordan Restaurants Association (JRA) is still studying the feasibility of implementing the Public Health Law which bans smoking in public places, a JRA official said on Saturday.
"We cannot implement the law immediately since this might negatively affect the industry," JRA Deputy President Essam Fakhreldin told The Jordan Times, adding that a study should be conducted on the impact of the law before implementing it.
"We will assign a third party to conduct a study on customers' readiness to accept the ban. Each country is unique and has its own culture. The success of this law in Europe does not mean the same result will be achieved in Jordan," Fakhreldin explained.
The Ministry of Health last month issued a circular banning smoking in shopping malls starting March 1, while enforcing the law in restaurants has been postponed until June to give them enough time to study the implementation mechanisms.
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