NEW SMOKING LAWS IN EFFECT FROM 1. JANUARY 2011 ACROSS SPAIN!
BANNED
In all public enclosed spaces, including bars, restaurants, discos, cafés, nightclubs, etc. That is, anywhere which allows access, or use of, to the general public, whether it is publicly or privately owned.
Public or private workplaces.
Administrative and legal premises.
Heath centres, hospitals, clinics and other premises offering health services. Smoking is banned both inside and outside.
Schools, universities and other centres of training and education.
Sports facilities, stadiums and premises where public entertainment is carried out.
Areas where help is offered to the piblic (e.g.tourist offices)
Inside shopping centres and shops
On public transport
Social help centres (e.g. centres for minors, abuse victims etc.)
Leisure and entertainment premises including cinemas, theatres, bowling alleys, arcades
Cultural centres, reading halls, libraries, conferences, exhibition halls and museums
Premises where food is made, prepared, tasted or sold
Lifts and elevators
Phone booths, cash points and other small enclosed spaces for public use (less than 5m²)
Inside bus and train stations, ports, airports, ambulances, cable cars, company cars, aeroplanes or taxis
At service stations
In hotels, hostels and similar premises (unless special conditions have been met)
In children's play parks
In rooms or communal areas at centres for the elderly or disabled
ALLOWED
In all other open areas, and in spaces which are covered but have less than two walls.
Outside on university campus and at centres for adult education
Open-air sports facilities and stadiums
Outside shopping centres and shops
Outside bus and train stations, ports and airports
Outside prisons or in rooms specially provided for smokers
Outside psychiatric hospitals or in rooms specially provided for smokers
In private smoker's clubs
At centres for the elderly or disabled, rooms may be created for smoking residents, which must have signs and ventilation systems
BEWARE OF FINES
Smoking in areas where it is banned, or not putting up signs at the entrance of establishments informing of the ban, can lead to fines of €30-€600,000. The official 'no-smoking' signs must be placed in visible areas at the entrance to the premises. A copy of the sign can be downloaded here.
