A decree against illuminated advertisements ready by "the end of summer" according to the ministry

Europe 1 with AFP 4:16 p.m., August 22, 2022

France will by "the end of summer" unify the rules prohibiting illuminated advertisements between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., and prohibit at the national level the open doors of heated or air-conditioned businesses, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. the Energy Transition in a new calendar.

Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced on July 24 in the Journal du Dimanche two decrees "in the coming days", but these will be ready by "the end of summer", i.e. by September 21. , the ministry told AFP.

The two texts must be examined by the Council of State, which explains the delay, adds the same source.

Standardize existing rules

While electricity and gas prices have soared to historic levels in Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine just six months ago, the country is preparing, like its neighbors, to implement before the winter energy sobriety measures which should also help to fight against global warming.

The decree on illuminated advertisements intends to harmonize the existing rules which already largely require their extinction from 1 a.m., but which now differ according to the size of the agglomerations.

Stations and airports should not be affected.

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According to the Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), a 2 m² digital LCD advertising screen consumes 2,049 kWh/year, i.e. the equivalent of the average annual consumption of a household for lighting and household appliances (excluding heating).

A proposal from the Citizens' Climate Convention

The Citizen's Convention for the Climate, which was held between the end of 2019 and June 2020, on the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, had proposed a more ambitious objective to the government: "the banning of advertising video screens in space public, public transport and at points of sale", but his proposal was not accepted.

As for the ban on open doors in shops, it will now apply de facto in view of winter and heating, although the Minister announced the measure in the heat of the heat wave, to fight against air-conditioned shops which were opening their doors in the summer, following several cities including Lyon and Paris which had already banned this practice at the municipal level.