14. March 2005 at 00:00

Bill gets tough on smokers

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SMOKERS in Slovakia will be fined Sk8,000 (€211) for lighting up in the wrong place if a new anti-smoking law is approved in parliament.

According to the Health Ministry, which prepared the new law, smoking in restaurants and bars that serve food will only be permitted in a separate, designated smoking room, the Pravda daily reported.

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If passed, the law will take effect in July this year.

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