Europe 1 with AFP 3:46 p.m., January 21, 2022

The Constitutional Council on Friday validated most of the provisions of the controversial bill establishing the vaccination pass, including possible identity checks by cafeterias or restaurateurs.

On the other hand, the Elders censored the possibility for the organizers of political meetings to request a health pass from participants.

The Constitutional Council on Friday validated most of the provisions of the controversial bill establishing the vaccination pass, including possible identity checks by cafeterias or restaurateurs, in the name of the objective of "health protection" against the Covid-19 epidemic.

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The Elders, who had been seized by the opposition, however censored the possibility for the organizers of political meetings to request a health pass from participants.

The organizers will however be able to take “all useful health precautionary measures, such as limiting the number of participants, distributing masks or ventilating the rooms”, according to a press release.

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