The National Assembly on Friday banned the sale of tobacco outside tobacco shops, such as bars or nightclubs, to fight against the consumption of young people, a measure frowned upon by the government.
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In the context of the 2016 draft budget review at first reading, MEPs endorsed socialist amendments in this sense by Michèle Delaunay and Frédéric Barbier, author of a recent report on the future tobacconists. These Members intend to reserve " the exclusivity of the sale of tobacco »To tobacco dealers.
Young people targeted by the measure
For the PS de Gironde MP, this will allow " to reduce the accessibility of tobacco sales in certain places frequented by young people: nightclubs, clubs, brasseries and restaurants ».
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According to the explanatory memorandum to the amendment of his colleague from Doubs, the measure is also an additional guarantee against the scourge of parallel tobacco trade, which in France concerns between 6% to 22,5% of the tobacco products market "," a scourge that robs us of tax revenues and slashes the turnover of tobacconists ».
In the Chamber, Mrs Delaunay indicated that the amendment was aimed in particular at support tobacconists and promote them in their role as sole manager of the administration "But also to" limit accessibility to tobacco and in particular in establishments such as nightclubs, where young people go very often ».
Promote illegal purchases
Budget Secretary Christian Eckert argued that the resale points affected by the amendment were today obliged to sell more expensive "Tobacco and ruled that it was all the same" to predict that this could eventually lead to 
develop and promote illegal purchases ».
He pointed out that there was " about 26.000 outlets concerned By the amendments, listing cafes, restaurants, prisons or petrol stations.
« The government is against this amendment, which I do not believe it is requested by the tobacconists ", he added.
Source : 20minutes.fr
