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Health Ministry rejects restaurant owners' smoking ban proposa 

Jump to full article: Jordan Times (jo), 2010-01-21
Author: Khetam Malkawi

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The Ministry of Health has rejected a proposal by the Jordan Restaurants Association (JRA) to gradually introduce a smoking ban in the Kingdom's restaurants over a four-year period, a ministry official told The Jordan Times Wednesday.

Malek Habashneh, director of the Health Ministry's awareness department, said the ministry will stand firm in implementing the Public Health Law, which prohibits smoking in public places.

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