EBetween inflation, back to school and politics, societal upheavals and other changes, the beginning of September promises to be busy for the French. The lifting of anonymity for the donation of gametes comes into force. Parking becomes chargeable for two-wheelers with internal combustion engines. The rebate at the pump increases to 30 cents per liter of fuel. And many other changes that will directly impact the daily lives of the French.
To start: from 1er September, children born from sperm or oocyte donation in France will be able to find out the identity of “their” donor more easily when they reach adulthood. To facilitate “access to personal origins”, donors must consent to their identity being communicated in the future to adult children who so wish. A commission will also be set up to help today’s adults who are looking for their parents. No guarantee of success, however, because the donor, if found, may oppose the disclosure of his identity.
Restaurant vouchers
Starting this Thursday 1er September, the ceiling for meal vouchers goes from 19 to 25 euros. Also, the French benefiting from it will be able to use them for all food shopping, whether they are directly consumable or not. And this until December 31, 2023. 4.5 million employees are affected by this boost.
Crit Air
Marseille, Lyon and Rouen are inaugurating or extending the implementation of their low emission zone (ZFE) with the oldest and most polluting vehicles in the sights. In Marseille, the ban on Crit’Air 5 vehicles should only concern 2% of personal vehicles, 4.4% of heavy goods vehicles and 1% of utilities. No fine will be imposed on offenders before the 1er october.
In Lyon and neighboring municipalities, the ZFE, which already prohibits the circulation of heavy goods vehicles and utilities classified Crit’Air 5, 4 and 3, will be extended to private vehicles classified Crit’Air 5 and unclassified. Verbalizations will begin in January 2023.
In Rouen, all motorists traveling with a sticker 4 and 5 will no longer be able to drive in 13 municipalities of the agglomeration. This low emission zone had already been in force there since January 2 but only concerned light commercial vehicles and heavy goods vehicles.
Two-wheelers with internal combustion engine
Implementation of paid parking in Paris for thermal engine two-wheelers. The price is half that of cars. Parking remains free for electric scooters and motorcycles, but also for disabled two-wheeler owners and home caregivers. Preferential rates exist for certain professionals and residents.
For the town hall of Paris, “it is a measure of fairness” vis-à-vis motorists already paying for parking and a measure also intended to fight against “privatization of public space by machines whose nuisances are very important: pollution, noise pollution, congestion of public space”.
Fuels
The rebate at the pump on fuels should increase to 30 cents per liter in September-October, against 18 cents currently. It will then drop to 10 cents in November-December.
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Insurance
From 1er September, the termination of borrower insurance will be open to everyone. For contracts taken out before 1er June, this was previously only possible in the first year or on each anniversary date. To cancel, however, you must find a contract offering at least equivalent guarantees. Borrower insurance protects the subscriber(s) of a mortgage, as well as the lending bank, by guaranteeing reimbursement in certain cases such as disability or death.
Bonus Malus
Last stone of the 2019 unemployment insurance reform, the “bonus-malus”, intended to fight against the abuse of short contracts, will apply in September to employer contributions, but it will only concern the first year 18 000 companies, of which a large third will be penalized.
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Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promise in 2017, the bonus-malus consists of modulating the unemployment insurance contribution – 4.05% of the payroll – upwards (malus) up to a ceiling of 5.05% or downwards (bonus) to a floor of 3%, depending on the “rate of separation” of the companies.
Advertising
The “Oui Pub” system will be tested in the first 11 municipalities, such as Bordeaux, or communities of municipalities such as Grenoble-Alpes-Métropole, in order to limit the waste of paper due to advertising leaflets.
The distribution of unaddressed advertising material will be prohibited from 1er September 2022 for 31 months, unless a “Oui Pub” sticker is visible on the mailbox. This experiment is the result of the Climate and Resilience law of 2021, which partially takes up a proposal from the Citizens’ Climate Convention which wanted to completely ban this type of advertising.