▁beach ▁– ▁the ▁Pl age ▁L um ière ▁in ▁La ▁Ci ot at , ▁France , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁beach ▁in ▁Europe ▁to ▁restrict ▁sm oking , ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁encou rage ▁more ▁tour ists ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁beach . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁sm oking ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁became ▁subject ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁restrict ive ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁practice ▁being ▁b anned ▁from ▁many ▁out door ▁recre ational ▁and ▁educational ▁areas ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁public ▁buildings ▁and ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Total ▁to b acco ▁b ans ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Bh ut an ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁completely ▁out law ▁the ▁cultiv ation , ▁har vest ing , ▁production , ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁to b acco ▁products . ▁Pen alt ies ▁for ▁viol ating ▁the ▁ban ▁increased ▁under ▁the ▁' T ob acco ▁Control ▁Act ▁of ▁Bh ut an ▁ 2 0 1 0 '. ▁However , ▁small ▁allow ances ▁for ▁personal ▁possession ▁are ▁permitted ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁the ▁poss essor ▁can ▁prove ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁paid ▁import ▁duties . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Turk men istan ▁president ▁G urb ang uly ▁B erd ym uk ham med ov ▁reported ly ▁b anned ▁all ▁to b acco ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁Pit ca ir n ▁Islands ▁had ▁previously ▁b anned ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁c igare tt es ; ▁however , ▁it ▁now