The ticket for failure to check the health pass has been reduced to 1,000 euros, government sources said on Monday. The fine will therefore not be, as provided for in the preliminary draft law, 45,000 euros, a sum
considered excessive by the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, and contested by some opposition political figures.
This relaxation is the result of exchanges between the executive and the Council of State, which had deemed disproportionate the first version of the government provided for in the bill examined Monday in the Council of Ministers. The Council of State validated the penalty of one year in prison and a 9,000 euros fine in the event of four verbalizations within 30 days.
The extension of the health pass, announced last week by Emmanuel Macron, will be done in two stages: in cultural and leisure venues from July 21, then in bars, restaurants, long-distance transport or even health establishments. from the beginning of August.