After the resounding failure on Thursday of a compromise with the Senate, the National Assembly took up the bill on Friday afternoon introducing the vaccine pass, with the prospect that it only applies to the most 16 years old.
“We no longer have time” in the face of the epidemic, pressed government spokesman Gabriel Attal at the podium, in place of the Minister of Health Olivier Véran, himself affected by Covid-19 .
Gabriel Attal defended “a text of democratic consensus and firmness in the face of the virus”, with the next vaccine pass, a “maximum incentive” assumed for vaccination.
Some 450 amendments are under discussion, the oppositions not being ready to surrender, like the elected LFI who unsuccessfully defended a motion of rejection beforehand against a text of "constraint".
The deputies will work until late Friday on a version of the bill close to that passed last week at first reading, but with certain modifications, sometimes inspired by the examination in the Senate dominated by the right.
The limit set at 16 years
Thus, the presentation of a vaccination pass should be limited to people over the age of 16, for access to leisure activities, restaurants and bars, fairs or interregional public transport. Minors aged 12 to 15 would remain subject to the obligation to present the current health pass, i.e. they could go to a restaurant, for example, by producing the negative result of a simple test. screening.
In addition, the verification of the identity of the holder of a pass by cafeterias or restaurateurs can be done on the basis of an “official document bearing his photograph”.
The deputies also planned to halve the amount of the administrative fine per employee, for companies not playing the game of teleworking.
The Senate will examine the bill again on Saturday, then the National Assembly will have the last word probably on Sunday, for its final adoption, we learned from a parliamentary source.
LR accused of wreaking havoc on campaign
While an agreement on this text seemed close on Thursday afternoon, the joint committee of deputies and senators ended in failure, after a tweet from the boss of senators LR Bruno Retailleau. He proclaimed a "victory of common sense" of his people, which made the majority jump, in the name of respect for the functioning of Parliament. “We never preempt the outcome of a debate”, reacted Friday the president LREM of the institution Richard Ferrand.
“When a joint committee is successful, it is a success for both assemblies.
I know that President Larcher shares this conviction, ”he added, after having twice had President LR of the Senate online.
"It's been a mess for ten days.
Everyone is somewhat responsible for it, but the Republicans play a major role in this situation, ”said the leader of the MoDem deputies Patrick Mignola before the press.
“We are here to make the law and not just to campaign” presidential, he slipped.
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