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Tobacco section 3
All EU countries are signatories to the WHO FCTC, and all have implemented its provisions
into their national legislation.
120 countries have taken measures to protect citizens from second-hand smoke, in 93 cases
with rules included in the national legislation.
Over the past 20 years, several countries, including Italy, have passed legislation aimed at
protecting the health of non-smokers by banning smoking in public areas, such as bars, cinemas,
restaurants, hotels and workplaces.
European Union recommendation
Even the European Union with the recommendation of 30 November 2009 on smoke-free
environments (2009/C 296/02) has asked Member States to commit to “provide effective
protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in workplaces, public areas, on
public transport and where appropriate in other public places”.
However, still only a minority of states have extended the prohibition to all major places open
to the public, for example by exempting bars and restaurants or private offices, and even
fewer are those that adopt effective sanctions to enforce the prohibitions.
Revision of the Directive on Tobacco Products
In December 2012, the European Commission has proposed new rules for tobacco products as
a result of a public consultation that he has collected 85,000 responses at all levels of society.
The proposals, which aim to update the legislation on tobacco and make smoking less attractive
to young people, involve the production, presentation and marketing of tobacco products.
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