Halloween will be less scary in Haut-Rhin where people don’t joke around too much with the holidays. The prefecture announces in a press release this Monday that “to guarantee public order”, temporary measures have been taken in this Alsatian department from this Monday, October 30 at 8 a.m. until next November 2 at 8 a.m., period of celebrations. Halloween parties.
Prefect Thierry Queffélec explains that this celebration “being likely to generate disturbances to public order”, the temporary measures which are taken “for the smooth running of the festivities throughout the department are as follows: distribution, sale and The purchase of fuel is prohibited in any transportable container unless necessary, duly justified by the customer and verified by the police or gendarmerie services. On the other hand, retailers, “managers and operators of service stations, particularly those which have automated devices allowing the distribution of fuel, must take the necessary measures to enforce this ban. »
No firecrackers
Other restrictive measures, those concerning firecrackers. The prefect of Haut-Rhin stipulates that it is forbidden to buy or sell; whether on public or private land or during markets, or to transfer, use, carry or transport “fireworks and pyrotechnic articles.” This concerns categories C1, F1, C2, F2, C3, F3, C4, F4, P1, P2, T1 and T2 which are therefore prohibited during this same period.
Likewise, the authorities specify, the importation from any EU or non-EU country, including by post, of these fireworks and firecrackers exposes any offender to the immediate seizure of the goods as well as a customs fine.