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Spain's top cigarette firm goes up in smoke

announced on Wednesday it will axe nearly 10 percent of its staff in Spain as cigarette sales slump in the face of no-smoking bans and a booming black market in the recession-hit country.
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Jun 5, 2013 17:27
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Spain may allow smoking in US-built mega-casino

Anti-smoking campaigners in Spain complained Friday that the government is considering bending its tobacco law to let punters light up inside a US-built mega-casino planned in Madrid. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday declined to rule out alteri
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
added Jun 1, 2013 10:34
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[Europe] TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE: ANOTHER “CASE STUDY” IN SPAIN?

new case of clear, public, unethical tobacco industry interference. Altadis ... has launched a campaign addressed to the Spanish political class and Nation’s government to oppose the European tobacco products directive. This campaign includes tobacco in
TobaccoRelated.org (Tobacco Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology)
added May 19, 2013 14:19
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[Gibraltar] GSD say tobacco smuggling is on the up, given the economic crisis in Spain

As a result of increased smuggling activity the GSD have said that they support the provision of a permanent berth in the sheltered waters on the east side of the Rock, to be used by law enforcement agencies. Recalling that this berth was promised by th
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added May 8, 2013 12:38
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[Spain] Do smoke-free policies in work and public places increase smoking in private venues?

Conclusions Smoke-free legislation in workplaces and public places is not correlated with increased smoking prevalence in private venues (houses and cars) at an ecological level.
Tobacco Control
added Apr 26, 2013 04:55
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[Spain] Cardiologists plead ignorance, lack of time, in helping smokers butt out

Smoking rates in Spain are among the highest in Europe, yet cardiologists surveyed admit they do not always ask their patients about smoking. And when they do, they don't often investigate the level of nicotine dependence or offer pharmaceutical aids for
theheart.org (ca)
added Apr 23, 2013 14:57
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Tobacco incidents in 'Special Zones', Laguna and Glacis Estate

The RGP have arrested six individuals since the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo signed into law Legal Notice 166/2012 declaring the areas of Laguna and Glacis Estates as ‘Special Zones’ under the Tobacco Act on November 22, 2012. Inside the ‘Special Zone’
Gibraltar Chronicle (gi)
added Apr 19, 2013 13:28
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[Canary Islands, Europe, Spain] EU minimum tax legislation for cigarettes has had no effect on smoking prevalence, according to new Spanish study

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men -- and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women -- resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This i
ScienceDaily
added Apr 5, 2013 14:02
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Hands off Spain's smoke-free law!

A grassroots movement in Spain has launched a global campaign to defend the country's smoke-free law. Called Don't Touch the Law, the campaign is in reaction to the proposal from the builders of the planned EuroVegas casino that smoking be allowed in ca
Framework Convention Alliance (ch)
added May 4, 2013 13:38
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[Gibraltar, Spain] Calls for changes on cigarette laws

A NEW law, passed on January 1 this year, which limits the number of cigarettes people can bring out of Gibraltar, is being challenged. The law is designed to crackdown on tobacco trafficking and states that residents of La Linea and the Campo de Gibral
The Olive Press (es)
added Mar 4, 2013 12:26
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