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Which cigarette packets rise in price in France on June 1, 2024?

Predictions show a €25 packet could be on the way

France plans to ban smoking in more places - will it work?

Campaigners say it is not enough to make a significant difference

Cigarettes to be banned on Nice beaches from next summer

The mayor says the move is to preserve the health of both people and the environment

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Cross-border shopping: what do people in France head to Italy to buy?

Many people who live in the south drive to Ventimiglia to save money on various items - but things are changing

Travellers within EU could soon bring more cigarettes into France

The work of a French student could increase the limit from 200 to 800

France reviews increasing cigarette prices to €12 per pack

The government has also said it intends to index tobacco prices to inflation

Two-in-five young people admit to throwing litter on French motorways

A new campaign is seeking to educate people and reduce the problem

Man arrested over 2021 south-east France wildfire that killed two

The suspect admits throwing away a cigarette butt directly before the devastating fire started close to a motorway rest area, say investigators

9 changes for residents and second-home owners in France November 2022

The government fuel discount is reduced, winter tyre rules begin in some mountainous areas, heating oil bill help is sent out and more

Green news France: tobacco firm butt tax, 3D printed scuba reef

And an ice-rink in Niort is melted to water trees - we look at current initiatives aimed at supporting the environment

French mayor bans smoking in village and cars due to forest fire risk

The decree aims to raise people’s awareness, especially as the village is surrounded by dry pine forest

Is it illegal to smoke while driving in France?

France has around 15 million smokers but proportionally has fewer than the EU average

7 changes and key dates for residents in France in May 2022

From online holiday cheques to increased social aid and deadlines for voter registration for French nationals, we look at some of the key dates and changes coming next month

Masks, speed limits, meat labels: 16 changes for residents in March

Key changes this month in France include a possible end to the vaccine pass, clocks springing forwards for summer, speed limit changes in some departments, and more

‘Polluter pays’: French tobacco firms to fund cigarette butt clear-up

Alcome, the new ‘éco-organisme’ formed to tackle the problem, has a target of a 40% drop in cigarette butt litter within six years

Most popular cigarettes in France now cost €10 a pack

The cost of one packet of Marlboro cigarettes - the most-sold in France - will reach the symbolic price threshold of €10 on March 1, as the first of two annual government taxes is applied.

What changes in France in January 2020

'Free' glasses and dentures now available, most households now exempt from taxe d'habitation, and minimum wage rises

Stubbing out unsightly litter

A group of French teenagers have prompted a global effort to pick up discarded cigarette butts by creating the hashtag #fillthebottle on Twitter.

Six 'poisoned' by drug in fake cigarettes in one town

Drug contained inside tobacco described as "400 times more powerful than cannabis"

Bordeaux drains painted in cigarette butt waste alert

A team of artists in Bordeaux is painting drain grates and manhole covers to raise awareness of how much dropped cigarette butts contribute to river pollution.

Paris bans smoking from 52 public parks and gardens

Cigarette smoking is to be banned in 52 parks, public squares and gardens across Paris from June 8, the mayor of the capital has confirmed.

What changes in France in March 2019

Changes for March include a shift in the kind of eco-friendly home improvement works eligible for an interest-free loan, a rise in cigarette prices, and new rules on scooter licences and workplace equality.

More French than ever trying to quit smoking

Some 300,000 people have bought nicotine supplements since September, figures reveal

Green news - September 2018

An update on environmental events and occurrences in France

What changes in France in July

Speed limits fall on 400,000km of secondary roads; the cost of gas and cigarettes will rise; energy tax credit for home improvements; better information for holidaymakers

Drop in smoker numbers actually due to rise of ‘vapes’

The recently-announced drop in the number of people who smoke is due to the rise in electronic cigarettes or “vapes”, rather than anti-smoking health measures, a new study has suggested.

One million people stopped smoking between 2016-2017

The drop has been attributed to a rise in the use of stop smoking aids and the introduction of “neutral packets”, a new report has found.

What changes in France this month

Cost of cigarettes rises, gas prices fall, new phone number-blocking system comes into force, Crit'Air stickers cost less, and there are rule changes for AirBnB properties in Bordeaux

Cigarette firms face cheat claim on tar tests

As cigarette prices rise to €8 a pack, it raises suspicions

Proposal to ban smoking in French films mocked online

A proposal to ban the depiction of smoking in French cinema films has been mocked after critics suggested it was unrealistic and unenforceable.

1.7 tonnes illegal tobacco stopped at Spanish border

Over one and a half tonnes of contraband tobacco worth almost €423,000 in resale value has been stopped at the French-Spanish border.

Tobacco protest dumps 1,2 tonnes of carrots on Paris

Tobacconists are delivering 1,2 tonnes of carrots to the French health ministry today as part of a protest at the rising price of a packet of cigarettes.

Cigarettes to rise €1 a year to €10

Cigarette prices are set to rise €1 a packet next year and the same again in 2019 and 2020 until they hit €10.

Firefighters issue blunt butt message

Firefighters have issued a blunt message following a series of wildfires that, they believe, were started by carelessly thrown away cigarettes.

Cigarette packets could cost €10 each by 2018

The French minister for health, Agnès Buzyn, has announced she would like to raise the cost of a packet of cigarettes to €10 each by 2018.

Tabacs to launch their own cigarette brand

Move aimed at combatting black market cigarette trade

Cigarettes

Which cigarette packets rise in price in France on June 1, 2024?

France plans to ban smoking in more places - will it work?

Cigarettes to be banned on Nice beaches from next summer

Cross-border shopping: what do people in France head to Italy to buy?

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Fines levied for failure to declare bank accounts held out of France