▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Bav aria ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁federal ▁state ▁of ▁Germany ▁to ▁completely ▁ban ▁sm oking ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁After ▁this ▁restriction ▁was ▁critic ized ▁as ▁being ▁" to o ▁har sh " ▁by ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁gover ning ▁party ▁C SU , ▁it ▁was ▁relax ed ▁one ▁year ▁later . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁sm oking ▁b ans ▁then ▁brought ▁about ▁a ▁public ▁refer endum ▁on ▁the ▁issue , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁even ▁fir mer ▁restrictions ▁than ▁the ▁initial ▁ban . ▁There after , ▁a ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁ban ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁S aar land ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁federal ▁state ▁with ▁a ▁complete ▁ban ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁North ▁Rh ine - West phal ia , ▁Germany ' s ▁most ▁popul ous ▁federal ▁state , ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁state ▁with ▁a ▁strict ▁ban ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁restaur ants . ▁ ▁Ireland ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁to ▁introduce ▁fully ▁smoke - free ▁work p laces ▁( M arch ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁The ▁Irish ▁work place ▁smoke - free ▁law ▁was ▁introduced ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁protect ing ▁workers ▁from ▁second - hand ▁smoke ▁and ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁sm oking ▁in ▁a ▁nation ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁sm ok ers