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France supports extending smoking bans to more outdoor areas

Smoking could soon be banned at transport stops, near schools, and on restaurant terraces

No increase to tobacco tax in France for 2025, says new government

Stricter anti-smuggling operations envisioned, as well as a tax on vaping

Is France set to ban smoking on restaurant and cafe terraces?

A new European proposal suggests a ban on smoking and vaping in outdoor and semi-outdoor public areas

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Can a landlord ban a tenant from smoking inside property in France?

Tenancy agreements often mention this in an attempt to minimise damage and fire risk

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

Predictions show a €25 packet could be on the way

Smoking has long-term effect on immune system - new French research

The study is the first of its kind and looks at the impact of smoking on the immune system in comparison to other factors such as BMI, sleep, illnesses, and exercise

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

Throwaway cigarette ‘puffs’ to be banned in France

It comes amidst a wave of new measures set to fight against smoking in the country

Cancer expert alarmed by ignorance of risk factors in France

As cancer rates rise a survey shows confusion around smoking, alcohol and hereditary risks

It was not all bad: A round-up of positive French news stories

From falling inflation to connecting with your neighbours, here is some good news to start your weekend with

French attitudes to smoking: Six of the latest trends

From the number of young people who smoke to the impact of Covid, we look at what the latest data tells us

We should ban e-cigarette flavours, says new official report in France

Flavours are playing a central role in the normalisation of nicotine, claims France's anti-tobacco committee

What’s coming up? The week ahead in France

This week brings a public holiday, a dip in temperatures, a quit smoking campaign, an international food and wine festival and more

France's 10-year plan aims to cut high number of avoidable cancers

Increased tobacco prices and campaigns against excessive drinking are part of France’s new 10-year anti-cancer plan

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

What changes in France in November 2019

Gas prices go up from the first of the month, a long-awaited tax increase adds about €0.50 to the cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes, the trêve hivernale comes into force and changes to unemployment benefits take effect

Smoking also distracts drivers in France

Nobody speaks of the danger of smoking at the wheel

Young leave smoking and drugs - for vaping

Young people are smoking less and reducing their drug use, turning instead to electronic cigarettes.

The 52 parks in Paris where smoking is banned

One in every eight parks in the French capital are now smoke-free

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.

French woman fined for smoking in car with son, 17

A woman from Royan in the Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) has been fined €135 for smoking a cigarette inside her car while driving, in the presence of her 17-year-old son.

MYTHBUSTER: French people smoke as heavily as ever

The French are often portrayed as heavy smokers and packets of Gauloises – strong, unfiltered cigarettes – are said to be dirt cheap here. This is false!

More French than ever trying to quit smoking

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

France introduces fixed fine for drug use

The French Assemblée Nationale has voted to introduce a fixed €200 fine for the use of narcotics - and cannabis in particular - in an effort to step up the fight against illegal drugs.

Rooks trained to pick up cigarette butts

Six specially-trained rooks have been picking up cigarette butts at the Puy du Fou theme park in the Vendée.

Cigarette butts turned into ashtrays

Tarn town leads way in recycling of cigarette ends

First French city bans smoking in public parks

Strasbourg outlaws lighting up in all its public parks following successful trial

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.

State support for second anti-smoking aid

Nicotine patches will be partly reimbursed by the state from Sunday

Funeral home's lighter goes viral

Company insists only 20 darkly comic promotional items were made for employees and friends

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