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• RESTAQRA." ( 7. 7.19 9 4.1" aSRSRA?.j AGRgEMOT OF COLLABORATION BETFIb'EN THE gSALTH COD'tiCIL OF TEE CITY OF MADRID aND TES ASOCIACZON ~~DRXLENA DE El~tPRE5ARIOB DE RSBTAtJRr7.NTS8 F C3i.?STSRIA.S (AbiERC - MADRILErIIAN ASSOCIATIOPF OF RESTAURANT AND CAFSTS&IA 1SANACiSRS ) • In Madrid, on the of ,1994, At a meeting, Mr D. PSDRO BASANDO BVAREZ, Health Councillor of the City. oi' Madrid, on the one hand, and Mr D. IcatACIO ~i~O TORRECILLA, President of the Asociac_6n MadrileTa de rmpresarios de Restav.=za-utes y Cafeterias, on the other hand, both acting in. the name ot: the institutiQns they represent, DBCLARE That consideriug what is stipulated in the -Additional Provision -7r.. 2 of the &L'atutory Instrursent 192/1998, of 4th March, per-_aining to the limitations on the sale and use of tobacco, for the protection of public health, under which the proprietor of an estabj.ishment, which is open to the public, wi? 1 be able to i=ose a ban on smokir.g in t_%at esta.blishmen.t, provided cY_at the users are properly advised thereof in advance_ Z'hat considering the desirability to set up mechanisms to sensitize and uhdnge the attitude of the businesses so as to procure, a:c far as possible and without hann.ing the legitimate economic and commeTcial interests of the activity, that they create in their establishment sections reserved to customers who a.ze non-tobacco-users. That considering also the expediency to encourage tolerance and courtesy beLween smoking and non-smok{ng customers, on the s basis of mi:tunl respect. That 3s a r.Psult of what is set out above, and on the strength of' the powers granted, they agree to sign this GSMRAL AGRSSQNT OF COLhAHORATION, in accordance wit2l the following CLAQ9$9 FIRST: As of I October 1994, the HeaLth Council of the City of Madrid, vs:a the Direccion General de Pravencibn y P=oraoaion de la Salud (General Management of Prevention and Hea? th Promotion) and the Madrilenian Association of Restaurant and Cafeteria Managers, uill jointly launchh a popularization campaign, by means of broehurEs, circular letters etc. among restaurants of over 25 tables, co=nicating to them the desirability to reserve a section of the HFca.blishment to non-smokers.

The r1.on smoking section will be duly marked and it is reconaaeudece that J.L• cover a surface area of at least 25: of the total capacity of tables of the room or rooms. • T'aIRD s inr the establishments indicated in this QSNSRAL AGR$EN= OF COLLASOFtATION and in which it is materially impossible to reserve sections to non-smokers, the necessary steps will have to be tak::u to instal l air-extraction and aircora.ditioning systems. FODRTEs This GENSR,AL AGR&EMMTT OF COLLADORATION uri11 not affect the estabZisbatents or part of them when they are totally or partially hired and w-hen the pubZic has no access to the h.ired section. FIFTS: In order to check the degree of voluntary fulfilment of this GENERAL At3FSMUNT OF COLLABORATION, a MONITORaTG COMbfZ85I0N is created, which will have equal rep=esentation and which will coasist of TWO cuetabers of each of the parties and which will convene on a six-monthly basis, and whose duties will be: a) 2o work out the Census of Restaurants of over 25 tables. b) To inforn both parties in writi.^1g of the degree of establisament of the non-smoking sections, on a six- monthLy basis. To resolve any doubts that might ar?se relating to the application of this GENTR.AL AGAEEMM OF COLLABORATION. S=8T8 signed by both yarties. The term of this Gffi,+FSRAL AGRNffiKW OF COLLA30RATION will be FOLTR YEARB, as from the signing of the agreement, a.nd.. can be renewed for the same periods of time, by means of a PROTOCOL Thus CEclarisg, this document is signed in duplicate and with ony y ciio purpose, irn the place and on the date "mentioned above". TSS BSALTH COIINCIL TSM PRSSIDENT OF TSR WWXISMI=ABi AS30CIATIGW OF RSSTAQRANT ApD CASBTSialA ~dANAGSRB PEDRO BASANDO 3IIAR$Z ItiNACIO CASF.LLO TORRECILLA