Closure of non-food businesses, movement restrictions, publication of a derogatory displacement certificate, etc. Faced with the spread of the Covid-19 virus, measures taken by the government are unprecedented and exceptional. Across the country, an immense majority of French people are stationary.
What about those who do not wish to comply with state directives? Those who, like this weekend in Paris, persist in wanting to take advantage of the first rays of the sun to hang out with friends? Those who disregard the instructions go out "to get some air"?
In Italy, the country that triggered total containment a week before France, residents who go out without reason face a fine of 206 euros and three months in detention. If an infected person does not confine himself and transmits the virus to a person at risk, he can be accused of " intentional murder " And then faces up to 21 years in prison!
On our side of the Alps, in France, Christophe Castaner, set Monday evening March 16 (a few minutes after Emmanuel Macron's speech) the measures of this unprecedented confinement.
"The watchword is clear: stay at home! "intimated the Minister of the Interior. This confinement is enacted for a minimum of 15 days, renewable period. Travel between home and work are only authorized when telework cannot be set up, shopping, basic necessities …
For each trip, in addition to certain business cards and employer certificates, the French must present a "document attesting to the reason for the trip", downloadable from the website of the Ministry of the Interior. It can be done on plain paper for those who do not have a printer or Internet access. Presentation via a smartphone screen will not be accepted.
To ensure compliance with the rules, the Minister of the Interior agreed to mobilize a hundred thousand police and gendarmes to carry out checks throughout the territory. The Minister was formal: "All those who circulate must be able to justify their displacement. "
135 to 375 euros fine
This Wednesday, March 18, was published in the Official Journal the decree providing for sanctions in the event of non-compliance with containment measures. The latter will be systematically punished by a fine. Violators of movement restrictions risk a fixed fine of 135 euros. Sum increased to 375 euros if it is not paid within 45 days after the ticket was issued.
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