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• Die-hard Cypriot smokers must stub out by Jan 1  

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2009-07-07
Author: Nassos Stylianou

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Die-hard smokers in Cyprus will finally have to curb the habit when one of the last EU smoking havens imposes a January 1 ban on puffing in public places.

Lawmakers are poised to pass tough new regulations banning smoking in public places, replacing an existing law which is regularly flouted.

Come January 1, smoking will be prohibited in restaurants, bars, nightclubs and workplaces, with planned hefty fines for those caught having a puff.

Nightclub owners are not amused. "Music, alcohol, and cigarettes go well together," said Phytos Thrasivoulou, head of the Cyprus Federation of Restauranteurs.

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