Italy becomes smoke free - fact or fiction

I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

ciao 4 now
Mike

wrote:
I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

I can confirm that if it happens, Italians will ignore it!

wrote:
I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

I can confirm that if it happens, Italians will ignore it!

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I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

ciao 4 now
Mike


Yes. A fine of Euro 25,00-50.00 is the penalty for smokers.
Restaurants and bars will provide for smokers in special sections.
Also in all other public places and trains, smoking is prohibited form
Jan.10th on.

Ronald

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oups.com...
I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

ciao 4 now
Mike


Yes. A fine of Euro 25,00-50.00 is the penalty for smokers.
Restaurants and bars will provide for smokers in special sections.
Also in all other public places and trains, smoking is prohibited form
Jan.10th on.

Ronald

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Mike O'Sullivan wrote:
wrote:
I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

I can confirm that if it happens, Italians will ignore it!

On the mainland to near Venice (at a water taxi / bus area), I saw a
sign prohibiting smoking. The fine print mentioned a law from the 1970s,
with the penalty being 1000 to 10000 lira ~= 50 cents to 5 euros.

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In article ,
Mike O'Sullivan wrote:
wrote:
I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

I can confirm that if it happens, Italians will ignore it!

On the mainland to near Venice (at a water taxi / bus area), I saw a
sign prohibiting smoking. The fine print mentioned a law from the 1970s,
with the penalty being 1000 to 10000 lira ~= 50 cents to 5 euros.

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Timothy J. Lee
Unsolicited bulk or commercial email is not welcome.
No warranty of any kind is provided with this message.

nitram wrote:
They haven't ignored no smoking in
offices. In fact those working abroad don't
smoke in offices, even where there is no
ban.

Smoking was also banned on their Eurostar Trains one year ago and then
was limited on their InterCity trains. Now it is completely banned on
all trains.
I didn't notice anyone smoking on the Eurostar trains last March nor
have I read on the various European travel forums I follow of people
ignoring this ban in the past year. Regards, Walter (a smoker



...And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

nitram wrote:
They haven't ignored no smoking in
offices. In fact those working abroad don't
smoke in offices, even where there is no
ban.

Smoking was also banned on their Eurostar Trains one year ago and then
was limited on their InterCity trains. Now it is completely banned on
all trains.
I didn't notice anyone smoking on the Eurostar trains last March nor
have I read on the various European travel forums I follow of people
ignoring this ban in the past year. Regards, Walter (a smoker



...And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

On 3 Jan 2005 09:02:25 -0800, wrote:

I heard a rumour (from an Italian) that Bars and Restaurants are going
to be smoke free from 10/01/2005,
can anyone confirm this ?

Yes, it's definitely true. They will be allowed to have "smoking
rooms" if they can meet certain standards of ceiling height and
ventilation. but in practice most establishments can't manage it and
will be totally smoke free.
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Barbara Vaughan
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