MADRID 1 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Starting this Wednesday, the City Council of the Italian city of Milan implements a ban on smoking tobacco in public spaces, including streets, unless they are “isolated places” in which a distance of at least ten meters from each other can be respected. to other people.
This measure is part of a battery of regulations approved in 2020 to improve the city’s air quality, and that have gradually come into force over time, and that are part of the Air-Climate Plan, a document that aims to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by half by 2050.
“As of January 1, 2025, the smoking ban extends to all public areas or public use, including road areas, except in isolated places where it is possible to respect the distance of at least 10 meters from each other. other people,” the text reads.
It should be noted that the fine for non-compliance with the rule can involve a payment of between 40 and 240 euros. This legislation already introduced restrictions on the use of tobacco on public roads, as it prohibited smoking in public green areas (except in isolated places where it is possible to respect a distance of at least ten meters from other people).
Likewise, it included prohibitions in equipped areas for children’s games, sports or recreational activities; at public transport waiting stops, including taxi ranks (up to a distance of ten meters from the stops and the corresponding signaling infrastructure); in cemeteries; in dog areas; and in sports facilities of any type, including areas intended for the public, such as stands.