Travellers to France may be subject to covid checks at its airports.
The popular holiday destination has introduced a new bill meaning that officials could introduce the new covid border checks.
French MPs voted through an amended version of the government’s bill on Covid epidemic management, which includes the possibility of extending the covid measures for international arrivals until March 31, 2023.
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ConnexionFrance reports that the potential border controls will not be carried out using a health pass, but will involve a pre-departure test for all travellers, regardless of vaccination status, and will only apply if the situation requires it.
However, officials say the border checks will only be brought in if a dangerous new variant emerges.
According to BirminghamLive, the original text had a provision for the return of the health pass at the border, but this has now been scrapped and instead the government has the right to make a negative covid test a condition of entry for all travellers.
At present negative tests are required only for unvaccinated travellers, and the new test requirement would only be put into force if a dangerous new variant emerges. The government will be able to implement the testing rule by decree for two months, but a further parliamentary debate would be required to extend it beyond that.
From August 1st, France's State of Health Emergency will be formally repealed, which means that the government no longer has the power to introduce major limits on personal freedom such as lockdowns or curfews without first having a debate in parliament.
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