Overview

• Judges handling amparos must now apply the Supreme Court’s criterion that exclusive smoking zones cannot offer food or beverages.
• The decision covers restaurants and entertainment venues that designate areas solely for smoking.
• The restriction is set out in the Reglamento de la Ley General para el Control del Tabaco, reformed by decree in 2022.
• Rapporteur Justice Lenia Batres argued Article 60 develops the statute’s mandate rather than exceeding the Ley General.
• President Hugo Aguilar Ortiz highlighted evidence on secondhand smoke risks, while prior Segunda Sala amparo rulings lacked binding force because they drew only three votes.