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Once again, Croatia has changed its anti-smoking law. At the beginning of 2009, a strict anti-smoking law went into effect immediately followed by an outcry from the hospitality industry. The law was amended to allow a six-month grace period for bar owners to comply with requirements for no-smoking sections in bars larger than 50 sq m and ventilation systems for smaller bars.

Now, the government has announced a system of subsidies for those who cannot afford the ventilation systems. Also, bars can request special permission to become “smoking establishments” but the process is expensive. Few have applied.

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