The socialist parliamentarians have planned to refer to the Constitutional Council to guarantee the respect of “fundamental freedoms”, which will postpone the promulgation of the bill by a few days.
The French Parliament adopted definitively on Sunday, by a last vote of the Assembly, the bill introducing the vaccine pass, which the government wants to implement as soon as possible in the face of the renewed epidemic of covid.
The text was adopted by 215 votes to 58, with 7 abstentions. The socialist parliamentarians planned to refer the matter to the Constitutional Council to guarantee the respect of “fundamental freedoms”, which will postpone the promulgation of the bill by a few days.
When it comes into force, the vaccination pass will replace the health pass for access to leisure activities, restaurants and bars, fairs or interregional public transport. This means that the presentation of a negative test will no longer be sufficient, except for access to health facilities and services. The main contribution of the parliamentary debate, defended in the Senate, is that the vaccine pass will only apply to people over 16 years of age, the age of “vaccine freedom” against Covid-19, that is, where there is no need for parental permission. Minors between 12 and 15 years old will still be required to present the current health pass.
