Several unions and professional organizations in the world of culture announced this weekend their intention to challenge in court the closure of their establishments until at least January 7.
The procedure that will be initiated should be a "freedom summary" before the Council of State.
Unions of employers and employees from the world of culture, public and private, have announced their intention to challenge the government decision to keep their establishments closed in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic.
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, said Saturday Nicolas Dubourg, president of the National Union of artistic enterprises and cultural (Syndeac) which brings together 400 national stages and subsidized drama centers.
Hopes dashed by Jean Castex
"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.
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.
He 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.
"This is no longer possible"
"In March during the first confinement, the entire economy came to a halt. The measure was massive but fair in its radicalism," said Nicolas Dubourg.
"Rebelote in October. In mid-November, they explain to us: all the businesses will reopen but you remain closed. And now we are told, faced with the circulation of the virus, you remain closed, but they remain open. But who decides that? it is more important to buy consumer goods made in China than to go to see artists? It 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.