• The regional prefect Michèle Kirry has issued a decree prohibiting the opening of bars after 11 p.m. in an attempt to curb the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.

  • The hotel and catering union filed an summary to contest “the flaws” of this text.

  • Some restaurants would be able to open later, while some night bars preferred to close.

"If I make an aperitif board with three pieces of sausage and cheese, can I open it later?"

No, but it's not serious ”.

This Rennes bar owner does not take offense.

Stunned by the early closure of drinking establishments at 11 p.m., he took the time to study the prefectural decree hastily signed by the prefect Michèle Kirry to try to stem the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.

In the Breton capital, as in most French metropolises, the virus is circulating very actively, especially among young people.

To try to control it, the prefect took advantage of the passage of Ille-et-Vilaine in the "red zone" to order the closure of the bars at 11 pm.

But according to professionals, the text would include "loopholes" allowing establishments offering catering to close later.

The cafeteria union therefore decided to attack the State in summary proceedings (accelerated procedure).

"We think that this text is badly written and that it has legal loopholes"

The lawyer for the Union of Trades and Hospitality Industries of Ille-et-Vilaine (Umih35) should file the request with the administrative court this Friday and hopes for a hearing this weekend.

“We think that this text is poorly written and that it has legal flaws in the classification.

It is not bordered ”, estimates François de Pena, spokesperson for Umih35.

In Ille-et-Vilaine, a restaurant is authorized to open until 2 a.m. if it wishes.

In the Rennes train station area, there are several that open late at night.

Have they been doing so since the entry into force of the new decree?

We don't know.

“But it's not fair.

How does a bar respect less sanitary measures?

», Regrets this cafe owner in the historic center.

For the sector union, it is above all "necessary not to stigmatize the whole profession".

"We are losing turnover, some even prefer to close and we have the impression that this will not solve the epidemic," said François de Pena.

For him, the bar owner “is a bulwark”.

“It's not perfect, but we can remind people to put on their masks, to avoid heavy drinking.

Who's going to do it outside?

".

The Umih35 asked the authorities to step up checks so that “bad students” are punished.

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