Where is indoor smoking legal

Other states, like South Dakota, go a step further to enact smoke-free laws in workplaces, restaurants, bars and places of gambling, such as casinos. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that Your long run can be much longer if you buy stocks when the market is expensive and exuberant.

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Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have added e-cigarettes to their smokefree laws and the American Lung Association urges all other states to do the same.

Please join our fight for smokefree air and lung health by becoming a member of our Lung Action Network. This November your donation goes even further to improve lung health and defeat lung cancer. Double Your Gift. Although the smokefree law has brought unquestionable health benefits, some people are still exposed to secondhand smoke, particularly in the home and in private vehicles.

For further information on the smokefree campaign and impact see the archives section of this website link on the left-hand menu. Indoor smoking ban. Decree, in Russian. Some cities try partial ban : smoke free zones in beaches, or designated smoking areas in parks Private Cars : partial ban - ban in cars with children under 16 E-Cigarettes: e-cigarettes are included in the scope of the smoke-free law since Heated Tobacco Products : heated tobacco products are considered as tobacco products Compliance: good, but limited in bars USEFUL LINKS.

Act banning smoking in enclosed places accessible to the public , in French and in Dutch. Law on e-cigarettes , in French and in Dutch. Law on the restricted use of tobacco products , in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Bosnian. The law on health, in Bulgarian. First Tobacco Free Regulation: last amendment in Indoor Workplaces: partial ban - smoking rooms are authorised Outdoor Workplaces: no ban Sports Venues, Stadium: partial ban - there is a smoking ban in sports venues as a place where non-smokers could suffer from secondhand smoking, but not in open ones Schools and Universities : complete ban in schools and universities.

It is also banned to smoke in areas situated less than 20 meters away from the entrance to an educational institution. Hospitals : partial ban - smoking rooms are allowed under certain conditions.

It is also banned to smoke in areas situated less than 20 meters away from the entrance to a healthcare facility Bars and Restaurants : partial ban : - complete ban in restaurants ; - partial ban in bars : smoking rooms are allowed. Act on restriction on the use of tobacco and related products, in Croatian , and unofficial translation in English.

Article 14 of the Law forbids smoking and vaping in almost all working places. Sports Venues, Stadium: partial ban - no smoking ban in open spaces, but it is banned in closed venues Schools and Universities : partial ban : - complete ban in schools : kindergartens, elementary schools, high schools and technical schools; - partial ban in universities : smoking is allowed in open areas.

Hospitals : partial ban - smoking ban in indoor places and outdoor areas of hospitals except for designated open areas designated by the management of the hospital. Such designated smoking areas are not allowed near entrances or exits of the hospital.

For the purposes of this definition, adequate natural oxygenation shall be present in any non-roofed area, eg. In an open outdoor space adjacent to an indoor or outdoor space where smoking is prohibited under this Law, smoking is permitted provided that there is a permanent separation facility between the two spaces, which may be connected to each other by a door that automatically opens or closes or a double entrance door.

For example in the case of a big veranda with a roof, adjacent to the restaurant of a hotel. Public Transport: partial ban - smoking rooms are allowed in airports Parks, Beaches : no ban Private Cars : partial ban - smoking in cars with children under 18 is banned E-Cigarettes: e-cigarettes are included in the scope of the smokefree laws since also apply for those that do not contain nicotine Heated Tobacco Products : heated tobacco products are included in the scope of the smokefree laws since Compliance: weak USEFUL LINKS.

Cypriot Ministry of Health in English. Parks, Beaches : no national ban but municipalities can have bans Private Cars : no ban E-Cigarettes: e-cigarettes are covered by the scope of the smokefree laws but it does not apply in cover bars and restaurants Heated Tobacco Products : heated tobacco products are not mentioned in the smokefree laws per se, but the authorities are considering it as being e-cigarettes.

Act on protection oh Health against the harmful effects of addictive substances, in Czech. First Tobacco Free Regulation: last amendment in Indoor Workplaces: partial ban - the employer can decide if smoking rooms are allowed Outdoor Workplaces: no ban Sports Venues, Stadium: no ban Schools and Universities : partial ban : - complete ban in schools : smoking is banned in schools, institutions with 3-year high school secondary education, residential institutions, life-long learning centers and institutions with enrolled adolescents below 18 years old that also serve as dwellings for these adolescents; - partial ban in universities : the universities can decide if smoking rooms are allowed.

Hospitals : partial ban - the hospital can decide if smoking rooms are allowed. However local decision can make hospital compounds smoke free. Bars and Restaurants : partial ban : - 1. The ban also includes municipal family child care centers, taxis, and public transport some exception on ships. Heated Tobacco Products : no ban Compliance: very good Future developments : the parties in the Danish Parliament will start negotiations regarding the tobacco legislation in late Law on smoke-free environments , in Danish.

First Tobacco Free Regulation: last revision in Indoor Workplaces: complete ban Outdoor Workplaces: no ban Sports Venues, Stadium: partial ban in areas intended for sports - smoking rooms are allowed in sports halls, sports facilities and recreational facilities.

Schools and Universities : partial ban : - complete ban in schools ; - partial ban in universities : smoking rooms are allowed Hospitals : partial ban - smoking rooms are allowed Bars and Restaurants : partial ban - it is allowed to smoke in a catering establishment only in smoking rooms prescribed for smoking or in the immediate vicinity of the sales premises of the catering establishment on a seasonal extension located outdoors.

In , local government prohibited smoking on public beaches Private Cars : no ban E-Cigarettes: e-cigarettes are included in the scope of the smokefree laws. Estonian Tobacco Act , in English. First Tobacco Free Regulation: last revision in Indoor Workplaces: partial ban - designated smoking rooms are permitted. However, in practice those smoking rooms do not exist at all due to very strict and expensive regulations Outdoor Workplaces: no ban Sports Venues, Stadium: partial ban - smoking is banned in shelters, auditoriums and other spectator areas at public events organised outdoors or in other facilities that are directly intended for following the event and where participants stay in one place.

Schools and Universities : partial ban : - complete ban in schools : it is banned to smoke on the outdoor areas of day-care centers or institutions providing pre-primary, basic, vocational or upper secondary education; - partial ban in universities : smoking rooms are allowed.

Hospitals : partial ban - smoking rooms are allowed Bars and Restaurants : partial ban - ventilated smoking rooms, with separate ventilation where no food or drink is served and no staff work, are permitted. Terrace is considered an outdoor space if at least two sides are left open Public Transport: complete ban - small exception : smoking is authorized in restaurants over 50 m2 on international vessels Parks, Beaches : no ban Private Cars : smoking ban in cars with children under This ban does not apply to living areas inside vehicles E-Cigarettes: e-cigarettes are covered by the scope of the smokefree laws.

Heated Tobacco Products : smokeless tobacco products may not be consumed in the indoor or outdoor areas of day-care centres or institutions providing pre-primary, basic, vocational or upper secondary education.

However, heated tobacco products are not available yet on the market. Compliance: very good Future Developments: the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health published an action plan in English and Finish on how to develop tobacco and nicotine policy in Finland.

The plan has several proposals to enlarge smokefree environments. Tobacco Act, in Finnish and Swedish , and un unofficial translation in English. First Tobacco Free Regulation: the law in In practice, very few smoking rooms exist.

Outdoor Workplaces: no ban - except a smoking ban in venues welcoming minors schools, training venues indoors and outdoors. Sports Venues, Stadium: partial ban - in ndoor stadium, smoking areas are allowed. Elsewhere smoking is allowed. Schools and Universities : partial ban : - complete ban in schools indoors and outdoors ; - no ban in universities.

Hospitals : complete ban - however in some restricted cases, a patient can be allowed to smoke in his room. Bars and Restaurants : partial ban - ventilated smoking rooms are permitted under very strict administrative, technical and dissuasive economic conditions. This space has to be separated from the restaurant and bar itself.

Public Transport: partial ban - smoking is allowed outdoors on boats, ships and ferries. Parks, Beaches : no ban - excepted local bans ex: parks in Paris Private Cars : smoking ban in cars with children under 18 E-Cigarettes: There is some confusion regarding e-cigarettes legislation in France. As per the law from 26 January , the use of e-cigarettes in public spaces is prohibited in schools and in establishments receiving children, in enclosed public transports and in enclosed or covered collective workplaces Art.

However, the Decree of 25 April states that is possible to vape in offices that are not affected to collective use, as well as in public places others than schools, establishments receiving children and enclosed public transports. Heated Tobacco Products : heated tobacco products are covered by the scope of the smokefree laws. Minister of Solidarities and health — webpage on tobacco policy in French.

Also a federal ordinance from states that the employer has to take necessary measures to protect non-smoking employees from tobacco related health risks. If necessary, the employer must issue a general smoking ban or a smoking ban restricted to individual areas of the work place. However no state had introduced a ban. Parks, Beaches : depends of the state. However, no state had introduced a ban. Private Cars : no ban E-Cigarettes: the legal position of e-cigarettes under smokefree legislation was clarified in a when a court ruled that e-cigarettes cannot be regulated under existing smokefree legislation.

Therefore, their use is permitted unless prohibited by the owner of the premises. Compliance: limited — between the German Cancer Research Centre conducted several studies on the implementation of the law concerning smoking in the hospitality sector and found several violations. It is also apparent that a great number of hospitality venues use the exemptions to allow smoking.

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum [German Cancer Research Centre] - predominantly in German although there are also a number of publication in English. Federal Ministry of Health in German, and in English. Nichtraucher-Initiative Deutschland e. All 16 states have implemented different smoke free policies. However, most states still allow for the use and provision of smoking rooms in the hospitality sector. In practice, only three states Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Saarland have introduced comprehensive smokefree legislation as of January In those states, all hospitality venues are smokefree and smoking rooms are not permitted.

Bavarian Health Protection Act , in German. Bremen Smokefree Act , as revised in in German. Hamburg Smokefree Policy , as revised in in German.