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Parliament passes no-smoking law
18.08.2011 - Daily Star

BEIRUT: Parliament endorsed a long-awaited tobacco control law proposal Wednesday banning smoking in indoor public spaces as well as tobacco advertisements, and requiring larger pictorial warnings on cigarette packs. The law, which is not scheduled to take effect for at least one year, prohibits smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars, cafes and offices and bans all forms of tobacco advertising and promotion such as billboards and magazine adverts as well as tobacco company sponsorship of concerts and other events. Individuals caught smoking in enclosed public spaces will be subject to a fine of LL100,000. An amendment, introduced to the bill at the request of Metn MP Ghassan Moukheiber, stipulates penalties ranging between LL1 million to LL3 million for owners and managers of public establishments if their clients are caught smoking inside ... mehr

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A ban on smoking in enclosed public places has come into effect in Lebanon, prompting sit-in protests by some restaurant and cafe owners. The ban covers bars, restaurants and cafes where traditional shisha, or hookah, water pipes are ubiquitous. The law was passed last year and already affects airports, schools and hospitals. Anyone who breaks the ban faces a $90 (£57) fine. Cafe owners who turn a blind eye could be fined up to $2,700.

Lebanon smoking ban provokes protests
03.09.2012 - BBC

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