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Actors from the theater, performing arts and cinema are united.

After the announcements of Prime Minister Jean Castex, with in particular the closure of places open to the public until January 7, unions of employers and employees of the world of culture, public and private together, react.

They announced this Saturday their intention to challenge the government decision to keep their establishments closed in the face of Covid-19.

Several unions and professional organizations should jointly file a "freedom summary" in this sense, an emergency procedure before the highest administrative jurisdiction of the country, the Council of State, indicated Nicolas Dubourg, president of the National Union of artistic enterprises and cultural (Syndeac) which brings together 400 national stages and subsidized drama centers.

"Our lawyers are in the process of compiling all the arguments" for this action "which will bring together a large number of organizations of employers and employees, both public and private", theater, live performance or even cinema, has t -He specifies.

Several professional organizations, such as the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers (SACD) or the National Syndicate of Public Scenes (SNSP), the Syndicate of Circuses and Creative Companies (SCC), Associated Actresses and Actors of France (AAFA), have announced on social networks their participation in this legal action.

" This is no longer possible "

Ready to reopen on December 15 as initially hoped for when the second confinement was announced at the end of October, cinemas, theaters and museums saw their hopes dashed Wednesday by Prime Minister Jean Castex.

The latter announced that, faced with the persistent epidemic pressure "which lasts longer than one would like", they should remain closed again until January 7 at least.

“In March during the first confinement, the whole economy came to a halt.

The measure was massive but fair in its radicality, ”said Nicolas Dubourg.

“Rebelote in October.

In mid-November, we are told: all the businesses will reopen, but you will remain closed.

And now we are being told in the face of the circulation of the virus you remain closed, but they remain open.

But who decides that buying Chinese-made consumer goods is more important than going to see artists?

This is no longer possible ".

Many government decisions on containment have been challenged in administrative justice.

For example, the Council of State had revoked at the end of November a government decree limiting the number of faithful authorized to attend religious ceremonies to 30 people.

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