Smoking Holland They finally buckled?

Question

Smoking in pubs, bars and restaurants as from 1 July 2008

Since 2004, employers in Holland have been bound to ensure that their employees are not bothered by smoking. The hospitality industry was exempt from this obligation, however, the Dutch cabinet has decided that all pubs, restaurants, etc. must be non-smoking, effective 1 July 2008. Staff in these establishments will enjoy the same protection as employees in other industries. This means that from 1 July 2008 it is no longer allowed to smoke in hotels, cafés and restaurants, fast food restaurants and discotheques. Smoking will no longer be allowed either in coffee shops, the cafés in Holland in which selling and using soft drugs is permitted, under certain conditions.

Individual establishments may set up closed smoking areas, staff will not be allowed to serve in these areas.

What is your opinion smokers only please

Answer 1

Shameful

Answer 2

It will just send it underground

more fun anyway.

Answer 3

It's just another way for the world governments to make money by taxing the establishments that do refurbish their buildings to meet requirements.

Answer 4

this is the final straw Europe has finally gone over the edge there have been various wars within and between various nations within Europe which have caused a variety of damage and disaster but they will be nothing in comparison to the smoking ban (read social engineering) when adopted by the coffee shops of Holland.

Answer 5

I don't see a problem, many coffee shops already have several floors. They will just have to make some new partitions.

I would like to see the same rule for pubs in the UK. Pubs should be allowed to have rooms where non-smoking staff can refuse to work, but customers are allowed to smoke.

I don't see anything wrong with the Dutch drug laws either, but I don't think any of the current major political parties would adopt them.

Answer 6

one country after another what is going on