Special Coronavirus Regulatory Watch

As the coronavirus pandemic affects France and the entire world, what does the law say? Regulations on this subject are constantly evolving. Here is the regulatory watch dedicated to this topic, constantly updated. These texts, which concern the fight against the spread of the coronavirus, have been published in the JORF and OJEU. This watch excludes texts concerning the mobilization of the health reserve. For any questions contact us.

General Measures

– Regulation (EU) 2021/267 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2021 establishing specific and temporary measures in the context of the persistence of the COVID-19 crisis relating to the renewal or extension of certain certificates, licences and authorisations, to the postponement of certain periodic checks and continuous training in certain areas of transport legislation and to the extension of certain periods referred to in Regulation (EU) 2020/698

New extension of the validity of certificates, licences and authorisations and new postponements of checks and training in the field of transport and port security
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–Decree No. 2021-156 of 13 February 2021 temporarily amending the provisions of the Labour Code relating to catering facilities

Temporary amendment of the provisions of the Labour Code relating to catering facilities
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–Decree No. 2021-56 of 22 January 2021 temporarily adapting the deadlines for medical visits and examinations carried out by occupational health services to the health emergency

Individual health monitoring of workers and the operation of occupational health services.
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–Decree No. 2021-24 of January 13, 2021 setting the temporary conditions for prescribing and renewing sick leave issued by occupational physicians during the COVID-19 epidemic and the procedures for SARS-CoV-2 screening by occupational health services

Temporary conditions for prescribing sick leave by occupational physicians and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 detection by occupational health services.
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–INTERMINISTERIAL CIRCULAR NO. CABINET/2020/229 of December 14, 2020 concerning the deployment of antigen tests within public and private companies

Details on collective antigen testing in companies The national protocol stipulates that employers may organize collective rapid antigen testing in the event of a suspected or confirmed cluster or particularly active viral circulation in the department where the company is located.
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–Order of December 18, 2020 concerning the classification of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the list of pathogenic biological agents, amending the Order of July 18, 1994, establishing the list of pathogenic biological agents

Inclusion of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the list of pathogenic biological agents
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–Decree No. 2020-1690 of December 25, 2020 authorizing the creation of personal data processing related to COVID-19 vaccinations

Authorization for the creation of personal data processing related to COVID-19 vaccinations.
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–Decree of September 4, 2014 establishing the list of elements for an energy savings certificate application and the documents to be archived by the applicant

amended by decree of December 14, 2020, modifying the decree of September 4, 2014, establishing the list of elements for an energy savings certificate application and the documents to be archived by the applicant

Deadline for submitting energy savings certificate (CEE) applications and mandatory provision of beneficiary contact details.
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-Decree of December 10, 2020 derogating from certain provisions of the decree of May 29, 2009, concerning the transport of dangerous goods by land (known as the "TMD decree")

Derogations from certain provisions of ADR, RID, ADN, and the TMD decree concerning the duties of safety advisors and approved bodies responsible for quality assurance controls for the manufacture of packaging, IBCs, and large packaging.
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-Ordinance No. 2020-1502 of December 2, 2020 adapting the conditions for carrying out the missions of occupational health services to the health emergency

Missions of occupational health services within the context of the health emergency.

Amended by Ordinance No. 2021-135 of February 10, 2021, enacting various emergency measures in the fields of labor and employment

COVID-19: Advice and best practices at work for the employee
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-Practical Guide drafted by the Ministry of Labour and the Health Insurance, in addition to the national protocol, aiming to support anyone required to work or intervene within a company (service provider, temporary worker, intern, etc.) in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.

Updated on February 3, 2021

COVID-19: Workplace advice and best practices for theemployer
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–Practical Guide drafted by the Ministry of Labour and the Health Insurance, in addition to the national protocol, aiming to support employers in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.
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–Multilateral Agreement M331 under section 1.5.1 of the ADR, concerning periodic inspections of pressure receptacles for the carriage of Class 2 gases

Authorises, until 31 March 2021, the filling and carriage of the receptacles mentioned below even when the inspection date and the periodic examination date have expired. This derogation is also limited to certain gases.

– Multilateral Agreement ADN/M027 under section 1.5.1 of the ADN concerning certificates of particular knowledge of the ADN in accordance with 8.2.2.8 of the ADN and safety adviser certificates in accordance with sub-section 1.8.3.7 of the ADN.

Certificates of particular knowledge of the ADN expiring between 1 March 2020 and 1 February 2021 remain valid until 28 February 2021. These certificates will be renewed for five years if the driver provides the evidence referred to in 8.2.2.8.4 a) of the ADN and, if necessary, in 8.2.2.8.4 b), before 1 March 2021.

– LAW No. 2020-1379 of 14 November 2020 authorizing the extension of the health emergency and implementing various measures for managing the health crisis

The health emergency is extended until February 16, 2021.

– Decree No. 2020-1365 of November 10, 2020 concerning the application of Article 20 of Law No. 2020-473 of April 25, 2020, on the amending finance law for 2020

List of the most vulnerable individuals at risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

– COVID Guide : Contact Case Management at Work

Guidance sheet for managing contact cases in the workplace.

– Recommendations Guide for health safety for the continuity of construction activities - COVID-19

Urgent and specific measures to be implemented to ensure the necessary health conditions for construction workers

– Multilateral Agreement M330 under section 1.5.1 of the ADR concerning driver training certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8.2 of the ADR and safety adviser certificates in accordance with 1.8.3.7 of the ADR

ADR certificates for drivers of Dangerous Goods Vehicles expiring between March 1, 2020, and February 1, 2021, will remain valid until February 28, 2021, inclusive

– Instruction regarding the guidelines and intervention procedures for the labor inspection system within the framework of the lockdown that came into effect on October 30, 2020

– Order of November 2, 2020 derogating from certain provisions of the Order of May 29, 2009, concerning the transport of dangerous goods by land, known as the "TMD Order"

This Order allows for derogation from certain provisions of the ADR and the Order of May 29, 2009, concerning the transport of hydroalcoholic gels and solutions and medical waste assigned to UN No. 3291.

– Decree No. 2020-1319 of October 30, 2020 concerning short-time work

Adaptation of the procedures relating to short-time work.

– Decree No. 2020-1316 of October 30, 2020 concerning short-time work and the specific short-time work scheme in the event of a lasting reduction in activity

Procedures relating to short-time work and the specific short-time work scheme in the event of a lasting reduction in activity.

Amended by Decree No. 2021-88 of January 29, 2021

– Decree No. 2020-1317 of October 30, 2020 determining the business sectors in which employers are temporarily authorized to lend employees under adapted conditions

Business sectors particularly essential for national security and the continuity of economic and social life, in which companies are authorized to utilize employee lending under adapted conditions until December 31, 2020

– COVID-19: Organization and operation of company restaurants

Publication ofa dedicated fact sheet for company restaurants on the Ministry of Labor's website.

Updated on February 4, 2021

– Decree No. 2020-1310 of October 29, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

General measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic in territories where the health emergency has ended and in those where it has been extended

Modified by:

– Last modified by Decree No. 2021-152 of February 12, 2021, amending Decrees No. 2020-1262 of October 16, 2020, and No. 2020-1310 of October 29, 2020, prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

– Decree No. 2021-99 of January 30, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-57 of January 23, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-31 of January 15, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-16 of January 9, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-10 of January 7, 2021

Last amended by Decree No. 2021-248 of March 4, 2021

– Council of State Decision : Suspension of new Covid-19 vulnerability criteria qualifying for partial unemployment benefits

The interim relief judge of the Council of State suspends the provisions of the decree of August 29, 2020, which restricted the Covid-19 vulnerability criteria allowing employees to benefit from partial unemployment. The judge considers that the selection of pathologies that remained eligible compared to last May's decree is neither consistent nor sufficiently justified by the Government.

– National Protocol to ensure the health and safety of employees in companies in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic

The main changes concern:
– Widespread remote work for activities that allow it;
– Organizing meetings via audio and video conferencing;
– The use of the TousAntiCovid application to facilitate contact tracing;
– The suspension of social gatherings in a professional setting.

Updated on January 29, 2021

– Decree No. 2020-1262 of October 16, 2020 laying down the general measures necessary to address the Covid-19 epidemic under the state of health emergency

General measures necessary to address the Covid-19 epidemic in territories where the state of health emergency has ended and in those where it has been extended. List of departments subject to curfew in Annex 2

Amended by:

-Decree No. 2021-152 of February 12, 2021, amending Decrees No. 2020-1262 of October 16, 2020, and No. 2020-1310 of October 29, 2020, laying down the general measures necessary to address the Covid-19 epidemic under the state of health emergency
– Decree No. 2021-99 of January 30, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-57 of January 23, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-31 of January 15, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-16 of January 9, 2021
– Decree No. 2021-10 of January 7, 2021
Repealed by Decree No. 2020-1310 of October 29, 2020, for mainland France.

Last amended by Decree No. 2021-248 of March 4, 2021

– Decree No. 2020-1257 of October 14, 2020 declaring the state of health emergency

State of health emergency declared effective from October 17, 2020, at 00:00, throughout the territory of the Republic.

– Order of October 12, 2020 temporarily amending several ministerial orders concerning driving instruction and driving license examination tests.

Exceptions to certain provisions for the organization of driving license examinations due to the health crisis.

– Decree No. 2020-1143 of September 16, 2020 ending the health emergency in Mayotte and French Guiana

End of the health emergency in Mayotte and French Guiana.

– Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1282 of 31 August 2020 authorising France to extend certain periods referred to in Articles 11, 16 and 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/698 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Renewal or extension of certain certificates, licenses and approvals and the postponement of certain periodic checks and continuous training in certain areas of transport legislation.

– Decree No. 2020-1098 of August 29, 2020 issued for the application of Article 20 of Law No. 2020-473 of April 25, 2020, on the amending finance law for 2020

Setting the end date for the exceptional partial activity scheme for employees sharing the same household as a vulnerable person and new arrangements for the care of the most vulnerable persons facing the risk of severe infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

– Decree No. 2020-1009 of August 7, 2020 postponing the physical fitness check for personnel referred to in Article L. 2221-7-1 of the Transport Code due to the COVID-19 epidemic

Postponement of the obligation to verify the physical fitness of personnel assigned to essential railway safety tasks.

-Decree No. 2020-982 of August 5, 2020 establishing a hiring aid for young people under 26 years old.

Establishment of a hiring incentive for young people under 26 by a company or association.

– Order of July 3, 2020 setting the format of the self-assessment questionnaire mentioned in Section II of Article 17 of the Ordinance of April 22, 2020, enacting various measures to address the COVID-19 epidemic.

Format of the self-assessment questionnaire for non-interventional research files.

– Interministerial Note of July 23, 2020 recommending to employers (on masks).

Stockpiling of masks for businesses

– Regulation (EU) 2020/1043 of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 15, 2020 concerning the conduct of clinical trials with medicinal products for human use containing or consisting of genetically modified organisms and intended to treat or prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and concerning the supply of such medicinal products

Temporary derogation from Union legislation on GMOs to avoid any delay in the conduct of clinical trials with investigational medicinal products containing or consisting of GMOs and intended to treat or prevent COVID-19.

– Decree No. 2020-925 of July 29, 2020 extending the period of application of Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020, Decree No. 2020-418 of April 10, 2020, and Decree No. 2020-629 of May 25, 2020

Extension until November 30, 2020, of the period of application of Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020, Decree No. 2020-418 of April 10, 2020, and Decree No. 2020-629 of May 25, 2020.

– Decree No. 2020-929 of July 29, 2020 introducing various measures relating to the unemployment insurance scheme

Measures relating to the unemployment insurance scheme

– Decree No. 2020-926 of July 28, 2020 relating to the specific short-time work scheme in the event of a lasting reduction in activity

Implementation procedures for the specific short-time work scheme for employers facing a lasting reduction in activity

– Order of July 27, 2020 extending to the Wallis and Futuna Islands the Order of June 19, 2020, setting the scale of borrowing rates for cash flow support aid for small and medium-sized enterprises weakened by the COVID-19 crisis

The Order of June 19, 2020, setting the scale of borrowing rates for cash flow support aid for small and medium-sized enterprises weakened by the COVID-19 crisis, is extended to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

– Order of 24 July 2020 allowing for the postponement of periodic inspections of establishments open to the public (ERP)

Postponement of periodic inspections scheduled for 2020 in accordance with safety regulations against fire and panic risks in establishments open to the public (ERP)

– Order of 16 July 2020 concerning the exemption from duties on alcohols used in the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gels and solutions for human use

Exemption from duties on alcohols used in the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gels and solutions for human use

–  Order of 23 July 2020 concerning the application of the reduced rate of value-added tax to protective clothing suitable for combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Definition of the list of protective clothing eligible for the reduced VAT rate of 5.5% and their technical specifications.

– Order of 10 July 2020 identifying the areas of SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation

Identification of the areas of SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation

Modified by:
– the order of January 30, 2021
– the order of November 6, 2020
– the order of September 17, 2020
– the order of July 17, 2020

– Order of July 10, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to combat the covid-19 epidemic in territories no longer under a state of health emergency and in those where it has been extended

General Measures Necessary to Combat the COVID-19 Epidemic in Territories No Longer Under a State of Health Emergency and in Those Where It Has Been Extended

Modified by
– the order of August 10, 2020
– the order of July 24, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-860 of July 10, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to combat the covid-19 epidemic in territories no longer under a state of health emergency and in those where it has been extended

Modified by:

the decree No. 2020-1035 of August 13, 2020

the decree No. 2020-944 of July 30, 2020

Decree No. 2020-911 of July 27, 2020

Decree No. 2020-884 of July 17, 2020

the corrigendum of July 12, 2020

General measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic in territories no longer under a state of health emergency and in those where it has been extended

– Decree No. 2020-858 of July 10, 2020 concerning the selling prices of hydroalcoholic gels and solutions and single-use surgical-type or surgical-form masks

Regulation of prices for hydroalcoholic gels and solutions and single-use masks.

– LAW No. 2020-856 of July 9, 2020 organizing the end of the state of health emergency

End of the state of emergency and prerogatives of the Prime Minister concerning the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

– Decree No. 2020-794 of June 26, 2020 concerning partial activity

Amendment of terms relating to partial activity

– National Deconfinement Protocol for businesses to ensure the safety and health of employees

This version, dated June 24, 2020, replaces the version published online on May 3, 2020, as well as the 90 guides and job-specific fact sheets co-developed by the Ministry of Labour, health authorities, professional branches, and social partners.

– Order No. 2020-770 of June 24, 2020, concerning the adaptation of the hourly rate for the partial activity allowance

Adjustment of the hourly rate for the partial activity allowance depending on the sector of activity

– Decree of June 19, 2020 setting the scale of borrowing rates for cash flow support aid for small and medium-sized enterprises weakened by the COVID-19 crisis

Scale of borrowing rates for cash flow support aid for small and medium-sized enterprises weakened by the COVID-19 crisis

– Decree of June 15, 2020 adapting the conditions for continuous training in private security activities

Remote organization of training courses for certain private security activities until December 31, 2020

– Decree of June 17, 2020 adapting the suspension periods for in-service control of certain measuring instruments during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Adaptation of deadline resumption for in-service control of measuring instruments

– Decree No. 2020-754 of June 19, 2020 extending certain transitional situations and procedures affected by the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

Extension of transitional provisions regarding mandatory training applicable to private security agents.

– Ordinance No. 2020-737 of June 17, 2020 modifying the deadlines applicable to various social and health procedures to address the consequences of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

Extension or clarification of the application of certain provisions of the ordinances issued pursuant to Article 11 of Law No. 2020-290 of March 23, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-743 of June 17, 2020 prescribing the exceptional health measures necessary for the organization of elections held on June 28, 2020

Exceptional health measures necessary for the organization of the second round of municipal elections

– LAW No. 2020-734 of June 17, 2020 concerning various provisions related to the health crisis, other urgent measures, and the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union

Miscellaneous adaptive provisions to address the COVID-19 epidemic

– Good Practice Guide for Office and Digital Businesses (EBEN)

Best practices to adopt for managing the coronavirus crisis effectively, preparing for business recovery, ensuring employee safety and health, and anticipating the post-crisis period.

– Good Practice Guide for the Rubber Sector

Organizational Measures to Combat COVID-19

– Business Accommodation Guide (Co-working)

Measures to be taken to avoid and/or limit contact between staff and customers and visitors.

– Decree No. 2020-712 of June 12, 2020 concerning the establishment of an ad hoc aid mechanism to support the cash flow of businesses weakened by the COVID-19 crisis

Creation of a cash flow support mechanism for businesses weakened by the COVID-19 health crisis, complementing the state-guaranteed loan scheme.

– Decree No. 2020-708 of June 11, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the period of health emergency related to the COVID-19 epidemic in the field of social affairs and health

List of categories of acts, procedures, and obligations, in the field of social affairs and health, for which deadlines resume

– Instruction No. DS/DS2/2020/93 of June 8, 2020 concerning the gradual resumption of physical and sports activities, adapted to the risks associated with the COVID-19 epidemic

Framework for implementing the national deconfinement strategy for physical and sports activities, and a reminder of the general principles prohibiting gatherings of more than 10 people and requiring adherence to hygiene and social distancing rules.

– Decree No. 2020-706 of June 10, 2020 providing for a temporary derogation from the conditions for using meal vouchers in restaurants, hotel-restaurants, and similar drinking establishments, in order to address the consequences of measures taken to limit the COVID-19 epidemic

To adapt, by way of derogation and limited until December 31, 2020, the terms of use for meal vouchers by authorizing their use on Sundays and public holidays and by increasing the maximum daily usage amount from nineteen euros to thirty-eight euros.

– Order of June 4, 2020 establishing the list of establishments referred to in point 4 of Article 35 of Decree No. 2020-663 of May 31, 2020, prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

Establishments authorized to host trainees and students under the conditions set by the Decree of May 31, 2020

– Instruction No. DGT/CT2/CT3/2020/70 of May 15, 2020 relating to the adaptation of periodic occupational health and safety obligations in the context of the threat posed by Covid-19

Adaptation of deadlines for periodic occupational health and safety obligations during the legally protected period

– Decree No. 2020-663 of May 31, 2020 laying down the general measures necessary to address the Covid-19 epidemic as part of the health emergency

Repealed by Decree No. 2020-860 of July 10, 2020

Measures concerning transport.
Quarantine and isolation.
Establishments and activities.
Price control.
Requisitions.
Medicines.
Funeral care.
Re-confinement measures.

– Order of May 30, 2020 defining the criteria for distance and duration of contact with regard to the risk of contamination by the COVID-19 virus for the operation of the data processing system called "StopCovid"

Criteria for distance and duration of contact between users of the StopCovid application

Amended by the Order of November 27, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-650 of May 29, 2020 relating to the data processing system called "StopCovid"

Creation of a contact tracing mobile application called "StopCovid" as part of the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic

– Deconfinement protocol common to HCR professions (hotels, cafes, restaurants), health protocol

Sanitary guidelines necessary for carrying out their activity while ensuring the safety and health of all employees

– Good practice guide for carrying out maintenance work on ski lifts and in ski areas during the COVID-19 period

To enable companies to carry out maintenance work on ski lifts and/or other installations and equipment intended for slope operation, while respecting employee health and safety at work and the employer's legal obligations.

– Anses AST Note concerning the state of available knowledge on the presence, infectivity, and persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the aquatic environment

State of available knowledge as of April 21, 2020, on the presence, infectivity, and persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the aquatic environment (wastewater, surface water, groundwater, brackish water, seawater), in connection with human excretion

– Regulation (EU) 2020/698 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 2020 laying down specific and temporary measures in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak concerning the renewal or extension of certain certificates, licences and authorisations and the postponement of certain periodic checks and continuous training in certain areas of transport legislation

Extension of certain certificates, licences and authorisations and postponement of certain periodic checks and continuous training in transport matters

– Information Note of 30 April 2020 – Required conformity assessment conditions for protective visors intended for combating COVID-19

Technical requirements set by the applicable standard for protective visors.

Marking conditions and information to be provided by the manufacturer.

– Interministerial Instruction DGT/DGS/DGCCRF/DGDDI/2020/63 of 23 April 2020 concerning the implementation of Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March 2020 concerning conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures in the context of the threat posed by COVID-19

Implementation of the European Commission's recommendations aiming to adapt the conditions for placing on the market of personal protective equipment such as FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3 masks, protective glasses and visors, and medical devices such as surgical masks

– Decree No. 2020-625 of May 22, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the state of health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Resumption of deadlines for the processing of declarations for the opening of private educational institutions

– Order of May 22, 2020 identifying areas of SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation

For the purposes of Article L. 3131-15 (II) of the Public Health Code, the entire national territory and all countries worldwide are considered areas of SARS-CoV-2 virus circulation.

– Order of May 20, 2020 setting the template for the declaration of travel outside the department and more than 100 kilometers from the place of residence

Template for declaration of travel outside the department

– Decree No. 2020-607 of May 20, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines concerning substandard housing during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Exceptions to the suspension of deadlines for certain categories of acts, procedures, or obligations concerning substandard housing.

– Ordinance No. 2020-596 of May 20, 2020 adapting the rules relating to the difficulties of businesses and agricultural holdings due to the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic

Rules Relating to the Difficulties of Businesses and Agricultural Holdings Due to the Consequences of the COVID-19 Epidemic

– Good Practice Guide to ensure the health and safety of workers in the cement industry

Prevention and Protection Measures for Employees

– Order of May 18, 2020 lifting the traffic ban for certain types of vehicles on Wednesday, May 20, Thursday, May 21, Sunday, May 31, and Monday, June 1, 2020, as part of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic crisis

Lifting of Traffic Bans for Certain Types of Vehicles Over 7.5 Tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight, Excluding Vehicles Subject to Exceptional Transport Regulations, on Wednesday, May 20, Thursday, May 21, Sunday, May 31, and Monday, June 1, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-583 of May 18, 2020 temporarily adapting regulatory provisions relating to hunting during the health crisis linked to COVID-19

Adaptation of Regulatory Provisions of the Environmental Code Relating to the Operation of Departmental, Interdepartmental, and Regional Hunters' Federations and to Hunting Season Opening Conditions During the Health Crisis Linked to COVID-19

– Decree No. 2020-578 of May 15, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Resumption of the running of limitation periods concerning the surrender of weapons, ammunition, divestment of weapons, and return of driving licenses.

– Order of May 12, 2020 adapting the program and implementation procedures for initial and continuing professional training for road freight and passenger transport drivers to the exceptional circumstances related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Derogations from the Order of January 3, 2008, relating to the program and implementation procedures for initial and continuing professional training for road freight and passenger transport drivers

Repealed by the Order of May 20, 2020

– Pandemic – The keys to recovery – Good practices and risk management for entrepreneurs and their employees (AFNOR SPEC X50-250 April 2020)

Supporting business leaders (VSEs/SMEs/associations) in the resumption and/or continuity of activity during a pandemic

– Order of May 12, 2020 setting the model for the declaration of travel outside the department and more than 100 kilometers from the place of residence

Model declaration for travel outside the department

– Decree No. 2020-551 of May 12, 2020 relating to the information systems mentioned in Article 11 of Law No. 2020-546 of May 11, 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions

Procedures concerning information systems intended to enable the identification of COVID-19 virus contamination chains

– Order of May 6, 2020 adapting the certificate of aptitude for the profession of lifeguard and the terms for refresher training and upgrade training for holders of state diplomas in the field of sport issued on behalf of the Ministry of Sports, to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Refresher and training procedures for the certificate of aptitude for the profession of lifeguard

– Order of May 11, 2020 establishing the template for the travel declaration outside the department and more than 100 kilometers from the place of residence

Travel declaration template for movement outside the department and more than 100km from the place of residence

– Decree No. 2020-549 of May 11, 2020 setting the temporary conditions for prescribing and renewing sick leave by the occupational physician

Temporary conditions for prescribing sick leave certificates by the occupational physician

– Decree No. 2020-548 of May 11, 2020 laying down the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic under the state of health emergency

Supplemented by:

-Decree No. 2020-630 of May 26, 2020

-Decree No. 2020-618 of May 22, 2020

-Decree No. 2020-617 of May 22, 2020

-Decree No. 2020-604 of May 20, 2020

Travel and Transport

– Law No. 2020-546 of May 11, 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions

Extension of the state of health emergency and creation of an information system

–Best Practice Guide for businesses in the automotive, cycling, and motorcycle services in the event of a health crisis

Prevention and protection measures for employees

-Decree No. 2020-545 of May 11, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to combat the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the state of health emergency

Repealed by Decree 2020-548 of May 11, 2020

Travel and transport, gatherings, meetings or activities, establishments open to the public, childcare facilities, primary and higher education institutions, price controls (gels and masks), requisitions, provision of medicines.

-Order of May 7, 2020 concerning the application of the reduced value-added tax rate to protective masks and personal hygiene products adapted to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Definition of the technical characteristics of protective masks and personal hygiene products adapted to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, eligible for the reduced VAT rate of 5.5%.

-Decree No. 2020-536 of May 7, 2020 establishing a derogation from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Resumption of deadlines for construction, installation, development, and works concerning electronic communications infrastructure, and for the control and manufacture of drug precursors.

– Decree No. 2020-521 of May 5, 2020 defining the criteria for identifying vulnerable employees at risk of developing a severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection and who may be placed on partial activity under Article 20 of Law No. 2020-473 of April 25, 2020, on the amending finance law for 2020

Price controls (gels and masks).

–Decree No. 2020-521 of May 5, 2020 defining the criteria for identifying vulnerable employees at risk of developing a severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection and who may be placed on partial activity under Article 20 of Law No. 2020-473 of April 25, 2020, on the amending finance law for 2020

Criteria for identifying vulnerable employees at risk of developing a severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection and who may be placed on partial activity.

-Guide to good health and safety practices for business continuity of agencies distributing supplies for building finishing work and industry

Requisitions.

-Guide to health and safety recommendations for professions in engineering, digital technology, consulting, event management, and vocational training

Provision of medicines.

–Decision of May 2, 2020 concerning the organization of training courses and examinations for obtaining the professional capacity certificate in road transport of persons with vehicles not exceeding nine seats, including the driver, or the professional capacity certificate in light goods road transport.

Adaptation of the organization of training courses and examinations for professional capacity in road transport of persons with vehicles not exceeding nine seats, including the driver, or for professional capacity in light goods road transport, in connection with the state of emergency.

–Notice to importers of "general public" masks intended for non-medical use

Market placement procedure applicable to importers of general public masks.

–Order of April 30, 2020 specifying the conditions for spreading sludge from urban wastewater treatment during the COVID-19 period

Sludge spreading conditions and monitoring.

-National Protocol for deconfinement for businesses to ensure the safety and health of employees

General guidelines for collective protection that private sector employers must implement.

-Decree No. 2020-509 of May 2, 2020 setting out the terms of application of the provisions of I of Article 9 of amended Order No. 2020-460 of April 22, 2020 concerning various measures taken to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Terms of application for temporary deadlines applicable to the communication of the agenda of social and economic committees.

–Decree No. 2020-508 of May 2, 2020 temporarily adapting the deadlines relating to the consultation and information of the social and economic committee to address the consequences of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

Adaptation of deadlines relating to the consultation and information of the social and economic committee.

–Ordinance No. 2020-505 of May 2, 2020 establishing aid for contracted healthcare professionals whose activity is particularly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic

Ordinance No. 2020-505 of May 2, 2020, establishing aid for contracted healthcare professionals whose activity is particularly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic

–Order of May 2, 2020 lifting the driving ban for certain types of goods transport vehicles on Sunday, May 3, Thursday, May 7, Friday, May 8, Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10, 2020, for parcel delivery activities within the context of the "Covid-19" coronavirus epidemic crisis

Lifting of driving bans for certain types of goods transport by vehicles over 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (parcel delivery activities)

–Order of May 2, 2020 lifting the driving ban for vehicles carrying out removals on Wednesday, May 20, Thursday, May 21, Sunday, May 30, and Monday, June 1, 2020, within the context of the "Covid-19" coronavirus epidemic crisis

Lifting of driving bans for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight carrying out removals

–Order of May 2, 2020 lifting the driving ban for certain types of goods transport vehicles on Thursday, May 7, Friday, May 8, Wednesday, May 20, and Thursday, May 21, 2020, within the context of the "Covid-19" coronavirus epidemic crisis

Lifting of driving bans for certain types of goods transport vehicles over 7.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight

–Order of April 29, 2020 concerning the implementation of a temporary assisted cessation of fishing activities in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic

Temporary assisted cessation of fishing activities in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic

Amended by:
– the Order of June 25, 2020
-the Order of June 4, 2020
-the Order of May 15, 2020

– Health and Safety Best Practices Guide for concrete workers: recommendations from SNBPE and SNPB during the coronavirus epidemic

Employee Prevention and Protection Measures

– Guide to Sanitary Precautions and Business Continuity industrial mortars, admixtures, release agents, and curing compounds

Employee Prevention and Protection Measures

– Guide to Sanitary Best Practices and Business Continuity industries gypsum anhydrite industrial minerals lime plaster extraction and processing

Employee Prevention and Protection Measures

– Health Precaution Guide quarries dimension stone processing

Employee Prevention and Protection Measures

– Guide to Good Health Practices and business continuity tiles and bricks

Employee Prevention and Protection Measures

– Note on Obligations regarding self-monitoring of sanitation systems during the Covid-19 crisis

Obligations Regarding Self-Monitoring of Sanitation Systems

– Questions Regarding the Application of the Circular of April 2, 2020 regarding the management of sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as part of the continuity of sanitation services during the COVID-19 crisis (FAQ)

Frequently Asked Questions regarding sludge hygienization treatment

– Order of April 23, 2020 extending the validity of the "coastal aquatic lifeguard" skills certificate to address the COVID-19 epidemic and the shortage of supervisors for natural bathing areas open to the public free of charge

Extension of the certificate's validity until December 31, 2020

Extension of the validity of medical certificates by 6 months.

– Order of April 23, 2020 extending the validity of the "inland aquatic lifeguard" skills certificate to address the COVID-19 epidemic and the shortage of supervisors for free-access bathing areas

Extension of the certificate's validity until December 31, 2020.

Extension of the validity of medical certificates by 6 months.

– Order of April 23, 2020 extending the validity of the national aquatic supervision and rescue certificate to address the COVID-19 epidemic and the shortage of supervisors for free-access bathing areas

Extension of the certificate's validity until December 31, 2020.

Extension of the validity of medical certificates by 6 months.

– Decree No. 2020-482 of April 27, 2020 concerning the exceptional extension of mandatory training deadlines for labor court judges and commercial court judges

Exceptional extension of deadlines to fulfill the training obligation for commercial court judges and labor court judges.

– Decree No. 2020-480 of April 27, 2020 implementing emergency measures concerning the regulation of maritime activities and professions

Six-month extension after the end of the state of emergency for various titles, certificates, and attestations essential for ship navigation and seafarer activities

– Anses note concerning a request for scientific and technical support (STS) regarding potential risks related to the spreading of composted sludge compliant with standard NF U44-095 during the COVID-19 epidemic

Anses opinion regarding composted sludge compliant with standard NF U44-095

– Scientific and technical support note from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety concerning potential risks related to the spreading of industrial wastewater sludge during the COVID-19 epidemic

ANSES opinion regarding mixed and industrial wastewater treatment plants (sections 2572 and 2570)

– Anses's supplementary opinion regarding an urgent request on certain risks related to Covid-19

Anses's opinion on the potential role of domestic animals and food in the transmission of the Covid-19 virus

– Anses's opinion regarding the risk assessment related to reduced physical activity and increased sedentary behavior during lockdown

Anses's opinion on the risks related to sedentary behavior during lockdown

– Opinion of March 24, 2020 concerning the role of alternative fabric masks in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic

Definition of required performance and usage conditions for alternative fabric masks

– Opinion of March 25, 2020, revised on April 21, 2020 specifying the treatment protocol for the reuse of non-medical fabric masks intended for use during the COVID epidemic

ANSM's recommendations on washing reusable masks

– Anses Opinion regarding an urgent request on certain risks related to Covid-19

Anses Opinion on the potential role of domestic animals and food in the transmission of the Covid-19 virus

– Scientific and Technical Support Note from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety regarding the proposal for useful guidelines for preventing exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in professional settings, in contexts other than healthcare

General Framework for Guidelines on Preventing the Risk of Exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

– Order of April 25, 2020 amending the order of February 15, 2002, establishing the list of goods that pharmacists may sell in their pharmacies

Authorization for pharmacists to sell non-medical masks

– Order of April 24, 2020 laying down specific provisions regarding occupational health and safety at the Ministry of Defence during the Covid-19 health emergency

Measures to ensure the occupational health and safety of civilian and military personnel performing activities of the same nature as those assigned to civilian personnel

– Decree No. 2020-471 of April 24, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the state of health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic in the field of labor and employment

List of categories of acts, procedures, and obligations in the field of labor for which deadlines resume pursuant to Article 9 of Ordinance No. 2020-306 of March 25, 2020

– Interministerial Information Note of March 29, 2020 : creation of two new categories of masks reserved for non-medical uses

Creation of new categories of "general public" masks

– Ordinance No. 2020-460 of April 22, 2020 implementing various measures to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Consultation of the CSE for the partial resumption of activity

• Extension of certain social rights, of deadlines related to the declaration of work accidents, and of occupational diseases

– Decree No. 2020-453 of April 21, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of deadlines during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Resumption of deadlines for carrying out requirements and procedures (sanitation, sludge spreading, hunters' federations, energy operators, etc.)

– Business Continuity Plan Guide – Wood sector businesses and industry

Prevention and protection measures for employees.

– Best practices for employers and employees in cash-in-transit and value processing companies to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Prevention and protection measures for employees

– Best practices guide for businesses and employees in road freight transport and logistics services

Prevention and protection measures for employees

– Decree No. 2020-450 of April 20, 2020 derogating from the principle of suspension of time limits during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Control, maintenance, and monitoring of airworthiness rules for military aircraft.

• • Requirements concerning health protection against dangers resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation.

– Decree No. 2020-441 of April 17, 2020 concerning the extension periods for sectoral agreements aimed at addressing the economic, financial, and social consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic

Adjustment of extension periods for sectoral agreements

– Multilateral Agreement M328 under section 1.5.1 of the ADR, concerning the transport of hydro-alcoholic gels and solutions

Procedures for packaging and transport of hydro-alcoholic gels and solutions

– Order of April 16, 2020 implementing emergency measures regarding replacement income referred to in Article L. 5421-2 of the Labor Code

Extension of the duration of rights to replacement income

– Decree No. 2020-435 of April 16, 2020 implementing emergency measures regarding partial activity

Procedures for implementing emergency measures regarding partial activity

– Decree No. 2020-434 of April 16, 2020 concerning the temporary adaptation of deadlines and payment methods for the supplementary allowance provided for in Article L. 1226-1 of the Labor Code

Payment methods for supplementary compensation in case of absence due to illness or accident

– Ordinance No. 2020-430 of April 15, 2020 concerning the taking of reduced working hours or leave in the State civil service and the territorial civil service for the period of health emergency

Taking of time off in lieu or leave in the civil service

– Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020 enacting various social provisions to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Extension of practice for practitioners holding a non-EU diploma

Social benefits

– Order of April 7, 2020 granting derogation from certain provisions of the Order of December 9, 2010, concerning the granting of rebates on contributions, or advances or subsidies, or the imposition of additional contributions in matters of work accidents or occupational diseases, and of the Order of September 19, 1977, concerning the granting of rebates on the flat-rate surcharge corresponding to the coverage of commuting accidents

Exemptions from conditions for granting rebates or advance subsidy payments.

– Decree No. 2020-425 of April 14, 2020 concerning emergency measures regarding replacement income referred to in Article L. 5421-2 of the Labor Code

Emergency measures relating to replacement income referred to in Article L. 5421-2 of the Labor Code (application of Ordinance 2020-324)

– Order of April 9, 2020 relating to specific in-service monitoring procedures for pressure equipment to address situations resulting from the health emergency

Conditions for extending deadlines for pressure equipment inspection operations.

– Order of April 10, 2020 setting for the 2020 campaign the deadlines for submitting the single application, for amending the single application, for the application for payment entitlements, and the date on which the applicant's eligibility is assessed, for the eligibility of areas for the basic payment scheme

Postponement of submission deadlines for farmer aid applications

– Order of March 31, 2020 relating to transitional provisions applicable to air navigation charges in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak

Payment deferral for certain air navigation charges

– Decree No. 2020-419 of April 10, 2020 concerning the procedures for consulting staff representative bodies during the public health emergency period

Consultation Procedures for Staff Representative Bodies During the Public Health Emergency Period

– Order of April 10, 2020 concerning the maximum selling price of hand sanitizers intended for personal hygiene, packaged in special containers for legal entities

Application of an Adjustment Factor to the Maximum Selling Prices of Hand Sanitizers When Packaged in Special Containers (Wallis and Futuna)

– Decree No. 2020-418 of April 10, 2020, adapting the rules for meetings and deliberations of assemblies and governing bodies of legal entities and private law entities without legal personality due to the COVID-19 epidemic

Implementing Measures for Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020

– Ordinance No. 2020-413 of April 8, 2020 aiming to ensure the continuity of local executive functions during the public health emergency

Provisions Concerning Local Elections

– Decree No. 2020-410 of April 8, 2020 temporarily adapting the deadlines for medical examinations and check-ups by occupational health services to the health emergency

Conditions under which occupational health services may postpone certain medical examinations as part of individual health monitoring

– Order of April 3, 2020 prescribing temporary measures to facilitate the adaptation of food sector businesses placing animal products or products of animal origin on the market, in the context of restrictions imposed as part of the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic

Placing animal products (meat, milk) on the market and delivery to the final consumer

Amended by the Order of May 19, 2020

– Interministerial Circular of April 2 concerning the management of wastewater treatment plant sludge in the context of the continuity of sanitation services during the COVID-19 crisis

Sludge management procedures during the COVID-19 epidemic

–Anses Opinion concerning an urgent request for scientific and technical support on potential risks related to the spreading of urban sewage sludge during the COVID-19 epidemic

Wastewater treatment plant sludge produced during the epidemic can only be spread after hygienization

– Multilateral Special Agreement RID 2/2020 in accordance with RID section 1.5.1 concerning periodic or intermediate inspections of tanks in accordance with RID 6.8.2.4.2, 6.8.2.4.3, 6.8.3.4.6, 6.8.3.4.12, 6.9.5.2 and 6.10.4

Exceptional extension of the validity period for periodic or intermediate inspections of railway tanks

–Multilateral Special Agreement RID 1/2020 in accordance with RID section 1.5.1 concerning safety adviser certificates in accordance with RID 1.8.3.7

Exceptional extension of the validity period for training certificates of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by rail

–Multilateral Agreement ADN/M025 under ADN section 1.5.1 concerning ADN certificates for special knowledge of ADN in accordance with ADN 8.2.2.8 and safety adviser certificates in accordance with ADN 1.8.3.7

Exceptional extension of the validity period for training certificates of safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods by inland waterways and ADN certificates for special knowledge of ADN

– Multilateral Agreement M326 under ADR section 1.5.1, concerning periodic inspections of pressure receptacles for the transport of Class 2 gases

Temporary derogation granted for the filling and transport of certain Class 2 gases

– Multilateral Agreement M325 under section 1.5.1 of ADR, concerning periodic or intermediate inspections of tanks in accordance with 6.8.2.4.2, 6.8.2.4.3, 6.8.3.4.6, 6.8.3.4.12, 6.9.5.2 and 6.10.4 of ADR, and approval certificates for vehicles in accordance with 9.1.3.4 of ADR

Exceptional extension of the validity period for periodic or intermediate inspections of tanks and approval certificates for vehicles transporting dangerous goods

– Multilateral Agreement M324 under section 1.5.1 of ADR concerning driver training certificates in accordance with 8.2.2.8.2 of ADR and safety adviser certificates in accordance with 1.8.3.7 of ADR.

Exceptional extension of the validity period for driver training certificates for vehicles transporting dangerous goods and safety adviser certificates

– Health safety recommendations guide for the continuity of construction activities - COVID-19

Updated version of April 10, 2020

Urgent and specific measures to be implemented to ensure the necessary health conditions for construction workers

– Order of April 4, 2020 concerning the maximum selling price of hydroalcoholic products prepared by retail pharmacies and in-house pharmacies

Application of a corrective coefficient to the maximum selling price of hydroalcoholic products in Wallis and Futuna

– Decree No. 2020-396 of April 4, 2020 concerning the price control regime for the sale of hydroalcoholic gels during the health emergency

Price regulation of hydroalcoholic gels in Wallis and Futuna

– Decision of April 2, 2020 authorizing, exceptionally and temporarily, distributors to hold and market unleaded premium gasoline 95-E10 (SP95-E10) that does not comply with specifications

Authorization for distributors to hold and market unleaded premium gasoline until June 30, 2020

– Decision of April 2, 2020 authorizing, exceptionally and temporarily, distributors to hold and market unleaded premium gasoline that does not comply with specifications

Authorization for distributors to hold and market unleaded premium gasoline until June 30, 2020

– Official Journal, April 1, 2020: Circular of March 26, 2020 presenting the provisions of Title I of Ordinance No. 2020-306 of March 25, 2020, concerning the extension of deadlines that expired during the health emergency period and the adaptation of procedures during the same period

Scope of Ordinance 2020-386

– Official Journal, April 1, 2020: Circular of March 25, 2020 presenting the provisions applicable during the health emergency and concerning the handling of offenses committed during the Covid-19 epidemic

Specific offenses applicable during the health emergency
Handling of offenses committed in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic

– Official Journal, April 1, 2020: Order of March 30, 2020 issued pursuant to Article 1 of Law No. 2020-289 of March 23, 2020, on the amending finance act

Amended by the Order of April 6, 2020

Exemption from 'octroi de mer' for deliveries and imports of certain products and goods:
-Hand sanitizers and products intended for the composition of hand sanitizers
-Medical equipment

– Ordinance No. 2020-391 of April 1, 2020 aiming to ensure the continued functioning of local institutions and the exercise of powers by local authorities and local public establishments to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Provisions aimed at ensuring the continued functioning of local authorities and local public establishments

– Ordinance No. 2020-389 of April 1, 2020 implementing emergency measures relating to employee representative bodies

Immediate suspension of all ongoing electoral processes in companies

Employers are required to initiate the electoral process within three months following the end of the state of emergency

Significant guarantees regarding the status and protection of employee representatives in the exercise of their mandates

Option to use videoconferencing for meetings of social and economic committees and central social and economic committees

– Ordinance No. 2020-388 of April 1, 2020 concerning the postponement of the ballot to measure trade union representativeness among employees of companies with fewer than eleven employees and the extension of the terms of office of labor court judges and members of regional interprofessional joint committees

Postponement of the ballot organized to measure the representativeness of trade unions among employees of companies with fewer than eleven employees

Extension of terms of office for labor court judges

– Ordinance No. 2020-387 of April 1, 2020 introducing emergency measures regarding vocational training

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020

Provisions regarding vocational training for employers, training organizations, and operators, to enable them to meet their legal obligations in this area.

– Ordinance No. 2020-386 of April 1, 2020 adapting the conditions for carrying out the missions of occupational health services to the health emergency and modifying the regime for prior requests for short-time work authorization

Procedures for occupational health services to carry out their missions (including monitoring the health status of employees)

– Ordinance No. 2020-385 of April 1, 2020 modifying the deadline and conditions for payment of the exceptional purchasing power bonus

Postponement of the deadline for payment of the purchasing power bonus

Exemption from social security contributions and income tax for the purchasing power bonus

– Decree No. 2020-383 of April 1, 2020 establishing an exception to the principle of suspension of deadlines during the health emergency period related to the COVID-19 epidemic

Resumption of the running of deadlines for the completion of requirements for reasons relating to safety, the protection of public health and sanitation, and environmental preservation

– Decree No. 2020-378 of March 31, 2020 relating to the payment of rents, water, gas, and electricity bills for the business premises of companies whose activity is affected by the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

Definition of beneficiaries and application procedures for the scheme relating to water, electricity, and gas bills, as well as rents (Ordinance No. 2020-316)

– Decree No. 2020-371 of March 30, 2020 relating to the solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by the economic, financial, and social consequences of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic and the measures taken to limit this spread

Eligibility conditions and procedures for the solidarity fund established by Ordinance No. 2020-317

amended by:

– Decree No. 2020-1458 of November 27, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-1053 of August 14, 2020
– Decree No. 2020-1048 of August 14, 2020

– Decree No. 2020-873 of July 16, 2020
– Decree No. 2020-757 of June 20, 2020
– Decree No. 2020-433 of April 16, 2020
– Decree No. 2020-394 of April 2, 2020

– Order of March 28, 2020 laying down various provisions concerning the compensation of practicing, retired, or in-training healthcare professionals requisitioned in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic

Compensation for practicing, retired, or in-training healthcare professionals requisitioned in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic.

– Decree No. 2020-358 of March 28, 2020 relating to the technical inspection of heavy vehicles and vehicles intended for public transport of persons

Resumption of time limits for technical inspection obligations.

– Decree No. 2020-357 of March 28, 2020 relating to the fixed penalty for a fifth-class offense punishing the violation of measures enacted in the event of a serious health threat and the declaration of a state of health emergency

Setting the amount of fixed penalties applicable to fifth-class offenses and extending the fixed penalty procedure to fifth-class offenses.

– Notice of March 27, 2020 to operators concerning exports of personal protective equipment as described in Annex I of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 of March 14, 2020, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/426 of March 19, 2020

Information for operators regarding the export authorization provided for by Regulation 2020/402.
Procedures for authorization requests.

– Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 of March 14, 2020 subjecting the export of certain products to an export authorization

Establishment of an authorization to regulate the export of certain personal protective equipment essential for combating the spread of COVID-19

– Ordinance No. 2020-351 of March 27, 2020 concerning the organization of examinations and competitive entrance exams during the health crisis arising from the COVID-19 epidemic

Procedures for access to higher education programs and for the awarding of higher education diplomas.
Examinations and competitive entrance exams for access to the civil service.

– Ordinance No. 2020-347 of March 27, 2020 adapting the law applicable to the functioning of public establishments and administrative collegiate bodies during the state of health emergency

Authorization for collegiate bodies to hold virtual meetings or videoconferences.

Derogation from rules on the distribution of powers to ensure operational continuity.

– Ordinance No. 2020-346 of March 27, 2020 concerning emergency measures regarding short-time work

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020

Employees benefiting from short-time work allowances and compensation.
Case of employees hired by individual employers.
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– Ordinance No. 2020-341 of March 27, 2020 adapting rules relating to business and agricultural difficulties to the health emergency and amending certain provisions of criminal procedure

Measures concerning the state of cessation of payments.
Adaptation of procedures for safeguard or reorganization plans.
Relaxation of formalities.

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-596 of May 20, 2020

– Ordinance No. 2020-331 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of the winter eviction ban

Extension of the winter eviction ban until May 31, 2020

– Ordinance No. 2020-330 of March 25, 2020 relating to budgetary, financial, and fiscal continuity measures for local authorities and local public establishments to address the consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic

Aid measures for local authorities and local public establishments

– Ordinance No. 2020-328 of March 25, 2020 concerning the extension of the validity period of residency documents

The validity period of residency documents expiring between March 16 and May 15, 2020, is extended by 90 days:
1° Long-stay visas;
2° Residency permits, with the exception of those issued to foreign diplomatic and consular staff;
3° Temporary stay authorizations;
4° Receipts for residency permit applications;
5° Asylum application certificates.

– Decree No. 2020-325 of March 25, 2020 relating to short-time work

Modification of the calculation methods for the compensatory allowance paid by the State to employers in cases of short-time work.

– Ordinance No. 2020-324 of March 25, 2020 enacting emergency measures concerning replacement income referred to in Article L. 5421 2 of the Labor Code

Extension of rights for job seekers.

– Ordinance No. 2020-323 of March 25, 2020 enacting emergency measures concerning paid leave, working time, and rest days

Employers may impose 6 days of paid leave and modify the dates for taking these days.

Employers may impose the taking of compensatory rest days (RTT) and modify the dates for taking these days.

Employers may impose the taking of and modify the dates for taking rest days provided for by a flat-rate agreement.

The same possibility applies to rights allocated to the time savings account.

Setting of maximum daily and weekly working hours.

– Ordinance No. 2020-322 of March 25, 2020 temporarily adapting the conditions and procedures for granting the supplementary allowance provided for in Article L. 1226-1 of the Labor Code and exceptionally modifying the deadlines and payment procedures for sums paid under profit-sharing and employee participation schemes

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020

Supplementary allowance in case of absence due to illness or accident, or for employees on sick leave: removal of the seniority condition and the exclusion of certain categories of employees (home-based employees, seasonal employees, intermittent employees, and temporary employees). Date for payment of profit-sharing or participation deferred to December 31, 2020

– Ordinance No. 2020-321 of March 25, 2020 adapting the rules for meetings and deliberations of assemblies and governing bodies of legal entities and entities without legal personality under private law due to the COVID-19 epidemic

Adaptation of rules for convening and informing. Adaptation of rules for participation and deliberation.

– Ordinance No. 2020-320 of March 25, 2020 relating to the adaptation of deadlines and procedures applicable to the establishment or modification of an electronic communications installation to ensure the functioning of electronic communications services and networks

Suspension of information transmission obligation. Reduction of response time for road permits and waivers of formalities.

– Ordinance No. 2020-319 of March 25, 2020 introducing various measures to adapt the rules for awarding, procedures, or execution of contracts subject to the public procurement code and public contracts not covered by it during the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 epidemic

Extension of deadlines and expired contracts.

– Ordinance No. 2020-318 of March 25, 2020 adapting the rules relating to the preparation, approval, audit, review, adoption, and publication of accounts and other documents and information that legal entities and entities without legal personality under private law are required to file or publish in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic

Extension of deadlines applicable to commercial companies.

– Ordinance No. 2020-317 of March 25, 2020 establishing a solidarity fund for businesses particularly affected by the economic, financial, and social consequences of the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic and the measures taken to limit its spread

Creation of a solidarity fund for private individuals and legal entities engaged in economic activity particularly affected by the economic, financial, and social consequences of the spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken to limit its spread.

Eligibility conditions specified in Decree No. 2020-371

Amended by:
– Ordinance No. 2020-705 of June 10, 2020
– Ordinance No. 2020-460 of April 22, 2020

– Ordinance No. 2020-316 of March 25, 2020 concerning the payment of rents, water, gas, and electricity bills related to the professional premises of businesses whose activity is affected by the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic

Continued supply of electricity, gas, or water in case of non-payment by private individuals and legal entities engaged in economic activity AND eligible for the solidarity fund (see Article 1 of Ordinance 2020-317).

–Ordinance No. 2020-315 of March 25, 2020 concerning the financial conditions for the termination of certain tourist travel and accommodation contracts in cases of exceptional and unavoidable circumstances or force majeure

Option to offer a credit note instead of a refund in case of travel cancellation
Obligation to offer a new service meeting certain conditions, enabling the customer to use their credit

– Ordinance No. 2020-312 of March 25, 2020 relating to the extension of social rights

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020

Extension of various social rights

– Ordinance No. 2020-310 of March 25, 2020 establishing temporary provisions relating to childminders and childcare availability for young children

Increase in childminder capacity. Communication of childcare availability from establishments caring for children of essential personnel for crisis management.

– Ordinance No. 2020-309 of March 25, 2020 relating to the financing guarantee for healthcare establishments and mandatory supplementary social security schemes

Financing guarantee for public, private non-profit, and private healthcare establishments. Loans and cash advances.

– Ordinance No. 2020-306 of March 25, 2020 concerning the extension of deadlines expired during the health emergency period and the adaptation of procedures during the same period

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-666 of June 3, 2020

Amended by Ordinance 2020-560 of May 13, 2020

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-428 of April 15, 2020

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-427 of April 15, 2020

Extension of procedural deadlines

– Ordinance No. 2020-305 of March 25, 2020 adapting the rules applicable before administrative courts

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-427 of April 15, 2020

Amended by Ordinance No. 2020-405 of April 8, 2020

Adaptation of court composition. Extension of deadlines.

– Ordinance No. 2020-304 of March 25, 2020 adapting the rules applicable to judicial courts ruling in non-criminal matters and to condominium management contracts

Extension of deadlines. Transfer of jurisdiction between courts.

– Ordinance No. 2020-303 of March 25, 2020 adapting rules of criminal procedure based on Emergency Law No. 2020-290 of March 23, 2020, to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Suspension of limitation periods. Transfer of jurisdiction between courts of the same type and territorial competence. Adaptation of court composition. Extension of deadlines related to pre-trial detention. Provisions concerning the assignment of detainees and the execution of sentences.

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Firefighters

– Order of March 23, 2020 extending the validity of operational fitness for firefighters during the emergency period to address the COVID-19 epidemic

This order extends the operational fitness of firefighters for a period of 6 months.

– Order of March 23, 2020 extending the validity period of periodic medical fitness examinations for firefighters during the emergency period to address the COVID-19 epidemic

This order extends the medical fitness of firefighters for a period of 6 months.

– Order of March 23, 2020 prescribing the necessary organizational and operational measures for the healthcare system to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the public health emergency

Repealed by the Order of July 10, 2020, prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic in territories no longer under a public health emergency and in those where it has been extended

Provisions regarding community pharmacies, in-house pharmacies, service providers, and equipment distributors.

-Healthcare facilities and telehealth.

-Speech therapy procedures that can be performed via telehealth.

-Authorization for medical examiners and preventive medicine physicians to provide curative care.

-Continuation of certain treatments upon prescription expiry

– Continuity of anti-rejection treatment for kidney transplant patients.

-Authorization for certain testing laboratories to perform COVID-19 virus detection tests

-Measures concerning infectious healthcare waste

– Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-447 of April 18, 2020

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-423 of April 14, 2020

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-400 of April 5, 2020

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-393 of April 2, 2020

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-384 of April 1, 2020 supplementing Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-370 of March 30, 2020 supplementing Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-314 of March 25, 2020 supplementing Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

Supplemented by Decree No. 2020-337 of March 26, 2020 supplementing Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020 prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency.

This text clarifies provisions concerning travel and transport, prohibitions on gatherings, meetings, or activities, and decrees the closure of public access establishments until April 15th. Finally, it addresses price controls for hand sanitizers.

Authorization for the prescription of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir

Requisition of healthcare facilities or medico-social establishments, including any goods, services, or personnel necessary for their operation

Injectable paracetamol may be dispensed by hospital pharmacies

Prohibition of cruise ship stopovers
Daily cleaning of the ship

Prescription of veterinary medicines in the event of an inability to supply human-use medicines

– Law No. 2020-290 of March 23, 2020 emergency to address the COVID-19 epidemic

Establishment of a state of health emergency. Economic emergency measures. Electoral provisions.

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Road freight transport

– Order of March 20, 2020 granting temporary exemption from driving time rules for road freight transport

Derogation from Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (requirement TXA118548)

– Order of March 19, 2020 lifting the ban on the movement of goods transport vehicles at certain times, in the context of the coronavirus "covid-19" epidemic crisis

This text lifts the ban on vehicles over 7.5t from circulating until April 20, 2020, inclusive.

– Decree No. 2020-264 of March 17, 2020 establishing an offense for violating measures intended to prevent and limit the consequences of serious health threats to public health

Penalty for violating lockdown measures

– Decree No. 2020-260 of March 16, 2020 regulating movement as part of the fight against the spread of the covid-19 virus

The text specifies travel restrictions.

Repealed by Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020, prescribing the general measures necessary to address the covid-19 epidemic within the framework of the state of health emergency

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Continuity of occupational health services

– Instruction regarding the operation of health services during the Covid-19 epidemic

Continuity of occupational health service activities

– Guidelines concerning border management measures aimed at protecting public health and ensuring the availability of essential goods and services

The text specifies border management and the maintenance of the single market.

– Order of March 14, 2020 enacting various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

The text addresses general prevention measures, measures concerning establishments open to the public, measures concerning gatherings, meetings, activities and vessels transporting passengers, measures concerning childcare facilities and primary and higher education establishments, competitions and examinations, measures concerning community pharmacies, and medical transport.

Repealed by the Order of March 23, 2020, prescribing the organizational and operational measures for the healthcare system necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the public health emergency.

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Ban on gatherings

– Order of March 13, 2020 enacting various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Ban on gatherings of more than 100 people

Repealed by the Order of March 14, 2020, enacting various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

– Customs notice to companies involved in the manufacture of hydroalcoholic gel

Support for companies wishing to manufacture hand sanitizer (GHA) from undenatured or denatured alcohol.

– Order of March 13, 2020 temporarily authorizing the placement on the market and use of certain hydroalcoholic products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene

Authorization for the preparation, formulation, and use of hydroalcoholic products for certain establishments

Amended by:

• the Order of June 29, 2020, amending the Order of March 13, 2020, temporarily authorizing the placement on the market and use of certain hydroalcoholic products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene
• the Order of April 17, 2020, amending the Order of March 13, 2020 - the Order of April 3, 2020, amending the Order of March 13, 2020
• the Order of March 27, 2020, amending the Order of March 13, 2020, temporarily authorizing the placement on the market and use of certain hydroalcoholic products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene
• the Order of March 20, 2020, amending the Order of March 13, 2020, temporarily authorizing the placement on the market and use of certain hydroalcoholic products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene

– Decree No. 2020-247 of March 13, 2020 relating to necessary requisitions in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 virus

Requisition measures for FFP2 masks

Splash-resistant masks compliant with standard EN 14683

Repealed by Decree No. 2020-293 of March 23, 2020, prescribing the general measures necessary to address the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the health emergency

– Order of March 9, 2020 laying down various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Prohibition of gatherings of more than 1000 people.

Repealed by the Order of March 13, 2020, laying down various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

– Order of March 6, 2020 authorizing by derogation the temporary placing on the market and use of certain alcohol-based products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene

Authorization for placing on the market and use of alcohol-based biocide products until July 10, 2020. For pharmacies and for in-house use.

Amended by the Order of May 19, 2020

Amended by the Order of April 7, 2020

Amended by the Order of March 25, 2020, amending the Order of March 6, 2020, authorizing by derogation the temporary placing on the market and use of certain alcohol-based products used as disinfectant biocides for human hygiene

– Order of March 6, 2020 laying down various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Possibility for pharmacies to prepare alcohol-based solutions

Repealed by the Order of March 23, 2020, prescribing the organizational and operational measures for the healthcare system necessary to deal with the COVID-19 epidemic within the framework of the state of health emergency

– Order of March 4, 2020 implementing various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

Ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people

Repealed by the order of March 9, 2020, implementing various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

– Decree No. 2020-190 of March 3, 2020 relating to necessary requisitions in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 virus

Requisition measures for FFP2 masks

Repealed by Decree No. 2020-247 of March 13, 2020, relating to necessary requisitions in the context of the fight against the COVID-19 virus

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The Repatriation of French Citizens

– Order of February 20, 2020 relating to the situation of persons who have stayed in an area affected by the COVID-19 virus epidemic

Confinement measures in the context of a repatriation to Calvados

Repealed by the order of March 4, 2020, implementing various measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus

– Order of January 30, 2020 relating to the situation of persons who have stayed in an area affected by the 2019-nCov virus epidemic

Confinement measures in connection with repatriation in Bouches-du-Rhône

Repealed by the order of March 4, 2020, concerning various measures related to combating the spread of the COVID-19 virus