Official Journal
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C/2026/2616 |
5.5.2026 |
DECISION OF THE QUAESTORS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 29 April 2026
amending the Annex to the decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 23 March 2011 entitled ‘Rules concerning the ban on smoking on European Parliament’s premises’
(C/2026/2616)
THE QUAESTORS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
Having regard to Rule 28 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure,
Having regard to the decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 23 March 2011 entitled ‘Rules concerning the ban on smoking on European Parliament’s premises’ (1),
Whereas:
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By means of a decision of 23 March 2011, the Bureau of the European Parliament adopted Rules concerning the ban on smoking on European Parliament’s premises’ (‘the Rules’), forbidding smoking on all premises of the European Parliament, with the only exception of specially designated smoking areas listed in the Annex to that decision, and empowering the Quaestors of the European Parliament to decide on any subsequent modification of that Annex. |
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By means of a decision of 15 July 2024, the Bureau of the European Parliament approved a technical update of the Rules. |
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At their meetings of 8 October 2025 and of 29 April 2026, the Quaestors of the European Parliament decided to modify the list of specially designated smoking areas listed in the Annex to the Rules, which should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to the decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 23 March 2011 entitled ‘Rules concerning the ban on smoking on European Parliament’s premises’ is replaced by the Annex to this decision.
Article 2
This decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
ANNEX
ANNEX
List of specially designated smoking areas:
Brussels
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00 Zone Y ES |
Shelters in the inner courtyard near to the main entrance (one smoking shelter and one shelter for e-smoking) |
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03 C011 ES |
Room next to the Chamber Bar |
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00 G110 ES |
Astrid Lulling Lounge (one smoking cabin and one vape cabin for e-smoking) |
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01 Zone E |
Cabins near the Infocenter (one smoking cabin and one vape cabin for e-smoking) |
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07 Zone F |
Terrace (smoking cabin) |
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07 Zone H |
Terrace (smoking cabin) |
Strasbourg
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M -1741 ES |
Swan Bar (smoking room) |
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M -1890a |
Entrance Hall (vape cabin for e-smoking) |
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Open-air shelter next to the entrance |
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Terrace level 6 |
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Terrace levels 2, 5 and 6 |
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C 01101b ES |
Members' Bar (smoking cabin) |
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H 01820a ES |
Members’ Bar (vape cabin for e-smoking) |
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N 00101a ES |
Press’ Bar (smoking cabin) |
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Terrace levels 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 |
Luxembourg
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00 M895 CI |
Cabins beneath main staircase (one smoking cabin and one vape cabin for e-smoking) |
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00 Zone H |
Outdoor walkway |
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00 Zone M |
Outdoor walkway |
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2616/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)