Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 27, 1990 TAG: 9006270397 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-2 EDITION: EVENING SOURCE: DATELINE: PARIS LENGTH: Short
The law, approved on a 315-149 vote, forbids all direct or indirect advertising for tobacco products, including sponsorship of sports and cultural events.
Legislators from wine-growing regions succeeded in excluding most wines from the ban on liquor advertising.
According to the government, smoking causes 65,000 deaths and alcoholism 45,000 deaths each year in France.
-Associated Press
by CNB