[The French legislation against smoking].
Smoking is one most common threat of public health around the world. One of the best way to fight it is legislation. The French legislation is probably one of the more sharp and precise for the non-smokers or youths protection. Historically, the law "Veil" voted for in 1976 has defined the French basis of this sort of prevention. The law "Evin" voted for in 1991 has reinforced the non-smokers protection by the ban of smoking in public places, has decided the ban of advertising and has allowed very significant tobacco prices increases. Following European directives, new health warning appeared on cigarettes boxes in France in 2003. They are more strict, visible than they were before. It's because the law is implemented and because it's in continuous evolution that the French smoking prevalence will have the right evolution.
Josseran
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Institut de veille sanitaire, 12, rue du Val d'Osne, 94215 Saint-Maurice Cedex. l.josseran@invs.sante.fr
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