1 9 9 8 ) ▁to ▁sell ▁to b acco ▁to ▁min ors ▁or ▁directly ▁to ▁advert ise ▁to b acco ▁within ▁ 5 0 0 m ▁of ▁schools ▁( L aw ▁ 2 6 8 4 9 ▁ 9 ▁Jul ▁ 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁Italy ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁on ▁public ▁trans it ▁vehicles ▁( except ▁for ▁sm ok ers ' ▁rail ▁carri ages ) ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁public ▁buildings ▁( h osp it als , ▁cin emas , ▁the at res , ▁museum s , ▁univers ities ▁and ▁libraries ). ▁After ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁Italian ▁parliament ▁passed ▁the ▁Leg ge ▁Sir chia , ▁which ▁would ▁ban ▁sm oking ▁in ▁all ▁ind oor ▁public ▁places , ▁including ▁bars , ▁restaur ants , ▁disc othe ques ▁and ▁offices ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . That ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁law . ▁Sm oke ▁prov isions ▁are ▁contained ▁in ▁art . ▁ 5 1 ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁passed ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁progress ively ▁implement ▁a ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁in ▁schools , ▁school ▁grounds , ▁and ▁work p laces ▁by ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁implemented ▁a ▁nation wide