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Tourists visiting France this summer will need to be aware of the new rules – or risk fines(Image: Ayhan Altun via Getty)<\/p>\nIt could catch a few people out – both tourists and locals – as the new rules come into effect this weekTourists visiting France this summer will need to be aware of the new rules – or risk fines(Image: Ayhan Altun via Getty)<\/p>\n
People are being reminded that France will now enforce a new law that could see people, including tourists<\/a>. Anyone could be fined over \u00a3100 for making an innocent mistake after the rules were brought into effect earlier than originally planned.<\/p>\n It was previously reported that the major smoking ban would <\/a>apply to a range of public places,<\/a> including popular tourist spots<\/a> such as beaches<\/a>, parks, and public gardens. The rules also extend to cover outside schools, bus stops, and sports venues.<\/p>\n The rules should have officially become law on Tuesday, July 1, but officials brought forward the start of this proposed law to Sunday, June 29<\/a>. The measure was approved in order to help limit the damage that smoking has on young children.<\/p>\n This ban builds on the existing laws in France that prohibit smoking in certain places. Since 2008, it has been against the law to smoke in restaurants and nightclubs, with more places included to protect children from the harms of passive smoking.<\/p>\n Anyone caught breaking the ban will be fined \u20ac135 (which works out to \u00a3113). The country’s minister for children, health and family, Catherine Vautrin, said the police would enforce the ban, but added that the public would be given the chance to “self-regulate.”<\/p>\n In France, cafes and bar terraces have been excluded from the ban, meaning people may still smoke cigarettes there. The decree does not mention anything specific about electronic cigarettes.<\/p>\n A HuffPost France poll showed<\/a> that 68% of French people who responded are for tighter restrictions on smoking in public. Some are even calling for bans to continue, eventually extending to outdoor caf\u00e9s and restaurants.<\/p>\n People in Britain might struggle to remember the rule, as the UK’s own smoking rules currently only apply indoors. Since July 2007, it has been illegal to smoke in enclosed public places and workplaces in the UK.<\/p>\n![\"closeup](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_GettyImages-678103896.jpg\")
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People caught ignoring the rules face a fine<\/p>\n