France to ban smoking in beaches, parks and outside schools

Breakdown

• France will ban smoking on beaches, in parks, and outside schools to protect children.
• The ban excludes outdoor terraces and does not apply to electronic cigarettes. 15s
• Health Minister Catherine Vautrin emphasized the need to eliminate tobacco where children are present. 35s
• Daily smoking rates in France are at their lowest since the late 1990s. 1m 1s
• Other European countries, including the UK, Spain, and Sweden, have implemented similar bans. 1m 17s