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EDITORIAL: Enforce the law 

Jump to full article: Jordan Times (jo), 2010-02-16

Intro:

Restaurant and coffee shop owners are asking for yet another extension of the grace period offered to them by the Ministry of Health before starting to apply the law regarding smoking in public places.

It would indeed be interesting to know how one extra month can help . . .

One thing is clear: unless the ban against smoking in public places is enforced, and soon, the country would be contravening and repudiating its treaty obligations under several international human rights conventions, over and above the WHO injunctions. And would do a disservice to its citizens.

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