In France, the bill on the health pass is examined this Thursday, July 22 by the senators. To go to the cinema, to the museum or to sports establishments, the French must now…

Bill on the "health pass": in the Senate, the right wants to ease the sanctions

Bruno Retailleau, president of the LR group in the Senate.

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In France, the bill on the health pass is examined this Thursday, July 22 by the senators.

To go to the cinema, to the museum or to sports establishments, the French must now present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test.

If on the merits, the right, majority in the Senate, approves the spirit of the text, it finds the sanctions too severe.

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Even if they are not hostile to the idea of the "sanitary pass", the senatorial right finds its application too fast and above all too restrictive.

Before punishing, we must first trust the French, believes Philippe Bas, Senator LR: “

What blocks for us is the fact that we do not trust the French enough.
For us, it is important that before using the atomic weapon of penal sanction, we start by getting everyone to respect the rules.
Confidence must be restored, because only four weeks ago, the speech that was held was a euphoric speech to end the crisis.
"

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The right will therefore table a series of amendments.

"Decriminalize, for example, the sanctions that were originally planned,"

explains Bruno Retailleau, president of the LR group in the Senate.

We are going to loosen a certain number of timetables, we will also try to ensure that in places such as terraces we do not need barrier gestures.
"

Wednesday in the hemicycle, Jean Castex asked senators to improve and perfect the bill.

Banco, answers the right which intends to benefit from it today.

I'm a little dubious ...

Thomas Roederer, epidemiologist, expresses himself on the fact that people who will have a complete vaccination passport will no longer need to isolate themselves if they are in contact.

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♦ Report in a Parisian cinema

Since this Wednesday, July 21, you must now bring your "sanitary pass" to be able to enter dark rooms, that is to say, a vaccination certificate or a test dated less than 72 hours, or a certificate. recovery if you have been infected with Covid-19.

A device managed by the cinemas themselves, which still remains a little vague and restrictive.

As soon as they pass the door of the Max Linder cinema, spectators must stop.

Not to buy a ticket, but to present their "sanitary pass", verified by one of the cinema employees.

A system that manager Claudine Cornillat understands the need for, but which, according to her, remains complicated to implement ...

Bill on the "health pass": in the Senate, the right wants to ease the sanctions

Bill on the "health pass": in the Senate, the right wants to ease the sanctions

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