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Dutch smoking ban does another U-turn

Dutch smoking ban does another U-turn

May 9, 2013 | Comments (0)

The Netherland’s ban on tobacco smoking in bars and cafés will be reinstated across almost the entire hospitality industry in July next year, according to a DutchNews story quoting junior health minister, Martin van Rijn. Changes to the tobacco law would be presented to parliament before October so that all legal obstacles could be dealt [...]

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Proposal to raise smoking age

Proposal to raise smoking age

November 29, 2012 | Comments (0)

Junior Health Minister Martin van Rijn plans to introduce legislation to raise the Dutch legal age to buy tobacco products from 16 to 18, reports DutchNews.nl. Earlier this month, the Dutch cigarette industry association SSI, the smoking tobacco association VNK, and Philip Morris Benelux, called for raising the legal tobacco buying age. Anti-tobacco group Stivoro [...]

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