Smoking banned
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 9:05 pm
It appears smoking in restaurants, bars etc. in Portugal could be banned within six months 
(see copy/paste from The News below).
Last two years have not been extremely well for the catering business in both Carvoeiro as well as the rest of the Algarve, and the question is whether this ban will be a positive or a negative influence to their trade(?).
Imho it will be a negative one...
copy/paste from The News:
Smoking banned
The government announced this week that smoking is to be banned at restaurants, bars, discotheques, health units, offices, centres for the elderly and on public transport services. The legislation, announced by the Health Minister on Wednesday, No Smoking Day, is aimed to improve and “protect the health of non-smokers against involuntary exposure or passive smoking”.
The new legislation, which was drawn up over a year ago, is to come into force within six months, and should be approved by the Council of Ministers later this month, the government revealed.
According to the law decree proposal, a certain amount of leniency will be permitted at offices and centres for the elderly.
Bosses and administrators of old-age homes will be allowed to permit smoking on their premises, so long as it take places in an area expressly destined for smoking and which has separate ventilation or an extractor fan.
While smoking in discos and bars will also be banned, it is unclear whether or not restaurants, as is the case with offices, will be allowed to create separate rooms or enclosed areas for diners wishing to smoke.
The diploma presented this week also prohibits the “promotion or sponsorship of anti-tobacco campaigns by companies who sell tobacco, as the interests of these companies are incompatible with the aim of protecting the health of citizens”, the law proposal adds.
Meanwhile, a study by the Oporto São João Hospital, published this week that almost one in four (23 percent) doctors are smokers.
Doctors aged between 55 and 64 are further reported to be the most likely to be smokers.
Earlier studies by the Health Ministry states that 19.5 percent of Portuguese aged 15 or older are smokers. In addition, another report, published on Tuesday, shows that 12 percent of women smoke during their pregnancies.
(see copy/paste from The News below).Last two years have not been extremely well for the catering business in both Carvoeiro as well as the rest of the Algarve, and the question is whether this ban will be a positive or a negative influence to their trade(?).
Imho it will be a negative one...
copy/paste from The News:
Smoking banned
The government announced this week that smoking is to be banned at restaurants, bars, discotheques, health units, offices, centres for the elderly and on public transport services. The legislation, announced by the Health Minister on Wednesday, No Smoking Day, is aimed to improve and “protect the health of non-smokers against involuntary exposure or passive smoking”.
The new legislation, which was drawn up over a year ago, is to come into force within six months, and should be approved by the Council of Ministers later this month, the government revealed.
According to the law decree proposal, a certain amount of leniency will be permitted at offices and centres for the elderly.
Bosses and administrators of old-age homes will be allowed to permit smoking on their premises, so long as it take places in an area expressly destined for smoking and which has separate ventilation or an extractor fan.
While smoking in discos and bars will also be banned, it is unclear whether or not restaurants, as is the case with offices, will be allowed to create separate rooms or enclosed areas for diners wishing to smoke.
The diploma presented this week also prohibits the “promotion or sponsorship of anti-tobacco campaigns by companies who sell tobacco, as the interests of these companies are incompatible with the aim of protecting the health of citizens”, the law proposal adds.
Meanwhile, a study by the Oporto São João Hospital, published this week that almost one in four (23 percent) doctors are smokers.
Doctors aged between 55 and 64 are further reported to be the most likely to be smokers.
Earlier studies by the Health Ministry states that 19.5 percent of Portuguese aged 15 or older are smokers. In addition, another report, published on Tuesday, shows that 12 percent of women smoke during their pregnancies.