PARIS — France will ban smoking on beaches, in public gardens and near schools starting from July 1st in an effort to protect young people from tobacco and limit the influence of smokers upon them.

France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and sports venues, at ...

PARIS — A restrictive outdoor smoking ban has come into force in France, a country where café culture, which often includes a glass of wine and a cigarette, is a way of life. As of Sunday, smokers are ...

France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation. The ban, published in the ...

PARIS (AP) — France has struggled to kick its smoking habit. A new public health decree published Saturday aims to change that. In the coming days, smoking will be banned in all French parks and ...

France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, French Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced Thursday. France ...

Anti-tabacco activists believe the new rules do not go far enough - Copyright AFP Fred TANNEAU Anyone who lights up on a beach or in a public park in France will be ...

France to ban smoking in schools, parks, beaches to protect children Starting Sunday, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, and at bus shelters. The government’s decree extending the ban to ...