Although the law which forbids smoking altogether at the workplace, which went into effect on 1st January 2006, has been well accepted in the businesses, the restaurant and café proprietors in Spain have put up resistance. (Ref. 06581)
In the conflict with the central administration, the proprietors seek the support of the regional authorities whose aim is to monitor the implementation of the norm, in particular regarding the inspection of the premises, and may restrict the implementation of the general norm and the constraints. The 17 regions in Spain are about to receive 17 versions of the same document. First it was the region of Valencia, and then followed Madrid, La Rioja, the Balearics and now it is Catalonia who is now
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