Brussels – Slovenia, in accordance with the Minister of Well being Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, already considers many suggestions relating to lowering publicity to passive smoking and aerosols adopted by EU well being ministers on the assembly in Brussels. The Council of the EU’s suggestion was supported on the assembly.
As Prevolnik Rupel defined, since Could this yr, the sale of heated tobacco merchandise with flavors has been banned in Slovenia, and in April 2025, a ban on the sale of flavored digital cigarettes may also come into impact. The modification to the Act on the Restriction of the Use of Tobacco and Associated Merchandise, adopted on the finish of March, additionally eliminates smoking rooms in enclosed public and work areas, which can be utilized till the tip of subsequent yr.
The EU well being ministers on Tuesday up to date the Council of the EU’s suggestion geared toward lowering publicity to passive smoking, which was final adopted in 2009. The brand new suggestion additionally contains limiting the usage of new merchandise, resembling digital cigarettes and heated tobacco merchandise.
On the identical time, the Council of the EU calls on member states to broaden smoke-free zones outside, together with within the rapid neighborhood of instructional and healthcare establishments, public transport stops, public playgrounds, swimming swimming pools, seashores, and amusement parks.
Relating to the enlargement of out of doors smoke-free zones, the minister defined that modifications to Slovenian laws on this space will not be in short-term plans.
The advice was nonetheless supported on the assembly. “We all know it’s actually vital, particularly for youngsters and different weak teams, to dwell in a smoke-free atmosphere. All analysis confirms that secondary inhalation of tobacco smoke or aerosols is dangerous to well being,” the minister added. (December 3)
