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Add as a preferred source on GoogleFrench Committee Backs Tobacco Sales Ban for People Born in 2009 or Later
The amendment proposes a Jan. 1, 2027, start date. Its birth-date cutoff would continue to apply after those affected reach adulthood.
France’s National Assembly Social Affairs Committee voted Oct. 15 for a permanent tobacco sales restriction based on birth date, a proposal that would cover people even after they reach adulthood.
The amendment would bar sales to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. Because eligibility would depend on birth date, reaching adulthood would not remove a person from the group covered by the proposal.
The amendment proposes a Jan. 1, 2027, start date.
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