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It is governor Matsuzawa in proposal Kanagawa Prefecture as for first-ever national no smoking municipal law idea.

Providing on February 17, 2009: Kyodo News Service

Governor Seibun Matsuzawa (- Shige Fumi) in Kanagawa Prefecture proposed first-ever national no smoking municipal law idea at the prefectural assembly first day of the 16th. There are a lot of careful opinions, and approval is slight in the Liberal-Democratic Party and fair Liang Province Gi group that has the majority in an existing seat though the contents was made to retreat drastic as the separation of smoking areas is perceived from the policy of the overall no smoking at first.

Governor Matsuzawa : in the proposal clarification. ｢An important thing must defend the inhabitants of the prefecture from adverse effects to health by the passive cigarette smoking. It is necessary to step forward one certain step considering in the harsh economic condition and the proprietor's activity. ｣Eagerness was shown to approval.

The municipal law idea assumes the hospital, the school, and government and municipal offices, etc. to be "First kind facilities" and obligates no smoking. The facilities side selects no smoking or the separation of smoking areas as "Second kind facilities" in the eating house and accommodations, etc.A small-scale eating house of the pachinko parlor and the floor space 100 square meters or less was stopped in the effort duty as "Exception second kind facilities", and excluded in fact among these.

Governor Matsuzawa proposed the measures for controlling global warming promotion municipal law idea to aim to press the conversion to the low carbon society on the same day.