Overview

• From July 1, France will prohibit smoking in all outdoor areas where children gather, including beaches, parks, school perimeters, bus stops and sports facilities.
• Offenders in France face fines up to €135, with exemptions carved out for café terraces and electronic cigarette use.
• Spain’s draft anti-smoking law, pending approval by the Council of Ministers and parliament, would extend bans to terraces, public swimming pools, work vehicles, university campuses and open-air nightclubs.
• A recent survey found 62% of French citizens support wider outdoor smoking bans, and over 1,500 municipalities have already enacted local restrictions.
• The measures follow France’s 2023–2027 National Anti-Tobacco Programme, which aims for a tobacco-free generation by 2032 and targets the country’s estimated 75,000 annual tobacco-related deaths.