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What anti-covid restrictions are legally introduced in France

On the night of Sunday to Monday, July 26, the French National Assembly approved in the third reading a bill on additional measures to combat COVID-19. The law extends the validity of "health passes" - paper or electronic certificates containing information about their vaccinations, as well as the presence of antibodies or a negative test for CORONAVIRUS. Those who have been vaccinated with Pfizer, Moderna, ASTRAZENECA and Johnson & Johnson vaccines approved by the European Regulator (EMA), as well as those who have recently been ill or have received a negative PCR test result, can receive a document. The government also plans to separately determine which foreign vaccination certificates will be taken into account.

The pass will become mandatory in France from the beginning of August, it will be checked at the entrance to the premises of cafes, restaurants and when boarding public transport - train, bus and plane. Since July 21, the system of using sanitary passes has already been launched when entering concerts, festivals, sports and other events in which more than 50 people take part. The new law approved by Parliament also introduces mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers, as well as caregivers of the sick. The law specifies that specialists who refuse to be vaccinated will not be fired, but will be temporarily suspended from work with deprivation of wages.

The discussion of the bill took the French parliamentarians 60 hours. “We have two options: to introduce “health passes” as soon as possible or to be exposed to the threat [of the spread of COVID-19], which may lead to the need to re-impose a lockdown in the country,” HEALTH Minister Olivier Veran said shortly before election day. As a result, the bill was supported by 195 members of the upper house - the Senate (129 against), and 156 deputies of the National Assembly (60 against). Now the bill, approved by both chambers, is sent to the Constitutional Council for consideration.