The health pass extended to long-distance transport such as the TGV will come into force “certainly after the weekend of August 1,” said the Minister for Transport on Wednesday.
Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, which evokes future checks on the platforms or on board, depending on the stations and trains.
The government had so far evoked “early August” for the obligation to bring this pass in transport, testifying to a vaccination or a recent negative anti-Covid test.
TERs not affected
The entry into force will take place “depending on the debates that will take place in Parliament, we will present the text (of law) in the Council of Ministers on the 19th, for a start of passage through Parliament on the 21st, and therefore it will be certainly after the weekend of August 1, which as you know is a great crossover “of vacationers, said Jean-Baptiste Djebbari on
RTL.
“It will therefore certainly be in the week of August 2, rather”, he said again: “we will see the exact date according to the legal date of entry into application of the device”. TERs will not be affected.
On the concrete terms of application of these new rules, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari mentioned the possibility of “linking the health pass to the ticket, it is the simplest thing to do but it takes a little time” to put it on. on point. The minister also indicated that he was working on “the easiest way to organize checks” in stations which, in Paris, “already have gates for access to a certain number of TGVs”.
Trains displayed earlier
“We are also evaluating the possibilities of having controls on board”, consultations being underway with the management of SNCF and its agents on these processes, according to him.
On the other hand, the filters will “not be systematic in all stations at all times”, he admitted. But “we are going to organize massive checks on major flows, typically major departures on vacation”, in addition to random checks elsewhere. Long-distance trains will be displayed 30 minutes at the station before departure instead of 20, to take into account a longer wait before boarding.
As for wearing a mask, it will remain compulsory in trains “at least until August 30”, the deadline for the vaccination of personnel, the minister also underlined.
The SNCF had indicated on Tuesday that it was working “with the government on the terms of application and control, with the objective of defining a simple device to implement”, and promised a communication “to travelers in the coming days” .