Yvelines: the prefectural decree making it compulsory to wear a mask outside suspended

Europe 1 with AFP 7:53 p.m., January 12, 2022

The Versailles administrative court on Wednesday suspended the prefectural decree making it compulsory to wear a mask outdoors in the Yvelines department, according to a press release, a first on the national territory.

An excessive interference with individual liberty

Seized by individuals, the summary judge considered that this "obligation could be imposed only on condition that the local epidemiological situation justifies it and that the wearing of the mask is limited to places and at times of high traffic", according to the report. communicated.

He therefore considered that the measure "unduly, disproportionately and inappropriately interfered with (...) individual liberty".

Mandatory zone boundaries

If the risk of contamination is "lower in the open air", the magistrate however agreed that it was not "excluded (...) when there is a high concentration of people" and that the prefect could "delimit areas where the mask must be worn outdoors "in the event of high density.

Contacted by AFP, the prefecture of Yvelines said "take note of the decision of the administrative court of Versailles" and "study it to adapt the obligation to wear a mask outdoors", particularly in terms of areas and schedule.

A new decree should therefore be drafted soon.