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France set for sharp rise in price of cigarettes

The French government is reportedly planning a never-before-seen hike in cigarette prices, with a 40-cents increase by October. ... Tobacco companies were invited to France's finance ministry offices late on Wednesday night, according to French daily Le
The Local Europe (se)
added Jun 7, 2013 09:36
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[France, Saudi Arabia] KURDI: Smoking without smoking

If the choice is between not smoking at all and smoking e-cigarettes, clearly it is better not to smoke at all. But if it is a choice between smoking tobacco and puffing nicotine-free e-cigarettes, the equation is not nearly so straightforward.
Saudi Gazette Online (sa)
added Jun 2, 2013 11:18
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Is France trying to ‘kill off’ the e-cigarette?

Experts suggest that Touraine acted with an excess of caution rather than face the possibility of health risks from e-cigarettes being discovered down the road. “The French minister was overly cautious, and her zeal is catastrophic,” judged Jean-François
France 24 (fr)
added Jun 2, 2013 11:19
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France to ban electronic cigarettes in public amid health risk uncertainty

CBS
added Jun 1, 2013 12:55
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[France] Minister confirms plan to ban e-cigarettes in public

France's Health Minister Marisol Touraine told French media on Friday that she wants to crackdown on the smoking of e-cigarettes by banning them in public places and restricting their use to over 18s. The move could spell bad news for the growing industr
The Local Europe (se)
added May 31, 2013 13:29
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France to ban electronic cigarettes in public

France will ban electronic cigarette smoking in public places by imposing the same curbs enforced since 2007 to combat tobacco smoking, Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Friday. Amid mounting global concern over the public health implications of s
Reuters
added May 31, 2013 10:16
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[France] Rapport et avis d’experts sur l’e-cigarette Avec le soutien de la Direction générale de la santé [Expert Report and Review About the E-cigarette. With the support of the Directorate General for Health] (PDF)

Office français de prévention du tabagisme (fr)
added May 29, 2013 16:17
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[France] French Researchers Recommend Stopping E-Cigarette Use in Public

Use of the devices, electronic tubes that simulate the effect of smoking by producing nicotine vapor, should be regulated, and forbidden to pregnant women and people younger than 18, wrote the researchers, led by Bertrand Dautzenberg, a professor of pneu
Bloomberg News
added May 30, 2013 01:16
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Is France set to ban e-cigarettes in public?

The French government could be set to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and at work because of health precautions, it emerged on Monday. The ban threat comes as the nicotine-filled ‘vaporisers’ experience a boom in sales in France.
The Local Europe (se)
added May 27, 2013 12:28
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[Europe, France, Germany, UK] BAT Smokes Out E-Cigarette Rivals

British American Tobacco (BAT) is preparing to launch its biggest assault to date on the electronic cigarette market as it attempts to bolster sales of tobacco substitute products. Sky News understands that the world's second-biggest tobacco company by
Sky News (uk)
added May 24, 2013 18:28
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