smoking ban: Europe rows back
Ainedter: Austrian solution allows diversity
egalitarianism and is following the trend
"Like the recently by the Association for catering presented figures show guarantees the Austrian solution each guest, that he will find a variety of outlets, which correspond to his ideas, "said Manfred Ainedter, spokesman for the platform" smoke-free (safety) ".
He refers to the testimony of Thomas Wolf, Managing Director of Food Division, after which it July 1, 18 percent pure Non smoking premises, 12 per cent pure smoking premises and about 70 percent of outlets are allowing smoking in a separate room.
"With this healthy mix of options and the underlying compromise, Austria is in trend, "said Ainedter.
" Having overrun in recent months a wave of smoking ban debate Europe has now rowed back many countries, "analyze Ainedter the European trend. Kroatioen, Czech Republic and Greece their smoking restrictions have eased.
" Following a decision of the Diet may be in the German state of Thuringia smoked in so-called corner bars again, and in Switzerland the Federal Court of the call for the elimination of all exemptions dismissed, "said Ainedter. In Turkey, the Administrative Court on and suggests that future to be admitted in tea houses and restaurants, separate rooms for smokers and Non smoking.
EU hinted can Kursabkehr
But look through the EU itself suggests that the former hard line left in the Non smoking protection. "The EU health commissioner John Dalli had to sit up in political circles recently that a general EU-wide smoking ban would not be looking in bars," said Ainedter.
"make believe than many other actors from political calculation will, there is currently only in Ireland and England for a general smoking ban without exceptions," says the lawyer. "All other countries are with models such as in Austria, for maximum protection Non smoking at the same time safeguarding the rights of the responsible citizen," said Ainedter.
The Austrians do not total ban on smoking
from the general ban on smoking to keep the Austrians and the attorney accordingly little: "show how countries compare smoking people no less, but other locations thus making a total ban on smoking in private rooms, feed, suffer under which children and young people
.. In addition, the Austrians do
such a law also does not know what a IFES survey in April and recently, an OGM poll has shown. "
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