From December 15, 2020, deconfinement will be launched, as will a curfew accompanied by new certificates. Here is what you need to know about these essential documents.
A new anti-Covid phase begins on December 15. The announced deconfinement will not be complete since a curfew will be in place between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. The daytime exit certificates that we know will thus become exceptional exit certificates during the curfew, with more stringent reasons that must be respected. The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin made it clear on Thursday, December 10 during his speech: "Everyone must stay at home, with some exceptions".
# 1 When will the new certificates be available?
These new certificates, which will be either downloadable or printable, will be available online on Tuesday, December 15, on the website of the Ministry of the Interior or via the TousAntiCovid application. Note that they can also be written by hand.
# 2 Is the whole of France concerned?
The curfew extends over the entire territory so the certificates too. However, overseas territories are not concerned. Only Martinique had been placed in confinement in early November. The department has been under curfew since Tuesday, December 8, for a week. During his television appearance, the Prime Minister said that a negative test for Covid-19 was still mandatory to go overseas, adding that the rules were not "not necessarily homogeneous". FranceInfo recalls that New Caledonia "requires a fortnight in dedicated hotels on arrival."
# 3 What is the list of exemptions?
To be able to leave his home between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., new valid reasons are introduced, as follows:
– Travel between home and the place of exercise of the professional activity or the place of education and training.
– Travel for consultations and care that cannot be provided remotely and cannot be postponed or for the purchase of health products.
– Travel for compelling family reasons, for assistance to vulnerable or precarious people or for childcare.
– Travel for people with disabilities and their companions.
– Travel to participate in missions of general interest (associations, marauding …)
– Short trips, within a radius of one kilometer around the home for the needs of pets.
During the night of December 24 to 25, the certificate will disappear. On the other hand, on New Year's Eve on the 31st, the document will indeed be there, reports MidiLibre.
# 4 Are there any other documents to present during an inspection?
The government has made it clear that it will be necessary under certain conditions to bring other documents to justify the trip as when it is professional. Everything will be notified upon arrival of the new certificates.
# 5 What if his train or plane trip exceeds 8 p.m.
If you arrive at the station or at an airport after 8 p.m., the presentation of your ticket will serve as proof. The SNCF announced on its Twitter this continued travel. Driving during the curfew period is prohibited.
# 6 What will the fines be?
Nothing changes, if you drive during the curfew without valid reason and without certificate, it is 135 euros fine and 375 euros in case of non-payment or non-dispute, within the time indicated on the notice tickets. 3 offenses committed in 30 days are punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros and 6 months' imprisonment. The control system will be strongly reinforced, detailed the government. "It is essential that these rules be respected by all to contain the epidemic", said the Minister of the Interior.