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Mon 07 Jul 2009New tobacco penalties 'watered down'
The Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has expressed concern over what it said was a "watering down" of penalties in new tobacco rules following lobbying by tobacco interests.
Under the new provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts 2002 and 2004, shops will have to store cigarettes in closed containers out of sight of customers.
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