France

The ITC France Project was launched in 2006 to create a system for surveillance and evaluation of tobacco control initiatives in France, including the two-phase ban on smoking in work and public places: 1) February 2007-all companies, public administration, educational and health care facilities; and 2) January 2008-all other public places: cafés, hotels, restaurants, discotheques, and casinos. The ITC France Survey is a telephone survey of a nationally representative survey of 1,735 smokers and 525 adult non-smokers. The Wave 1 Survey was carried out from December 2006 to February 2007. Wave 2 was conducted from September to December 2008 and Wave 3 is planned for March 2010. France ratified the FCTC on October 2004.

Country Profile:

Smoking Prevalence and Related Costs:

• 28.2% of males and 21.7% of females between the ages of 12 and 75 smoke daily
• taxation on cigarettes is currently 64% of the retail price

Smoking Policies

• complete ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship
• on February 1, 2007, workplaces and educational and healthcare facilities became smoke-free
• on January 1, 2008, bars, nightclubs, restaurants and cafes became smoke-free

ITC France Team Researchers:

Romain Guignard, INPES  (ITC France team Principal Investigator)
Pierre Arwidson, INPES
Francois Beck, INPES
Antoine Deutsch, INCa
Jean-Louis Wilquin, INPES

France policy table

France W1 and W2 Technical Report

France Contact Information

Lorraine Craig, Project Manager. Email: lvcraig@uwaterloo.ca

Romain Guignard, Principal Investigator. Email: romain.guignard@inpes.sante.fr

ITC Affiliated Institutions:

Sources: WHO Website country profiles, WHO MPower Report (2008)

Click here for the ITC France survey questionnaires.