France’s highest constitutional authority, the Conseil constitutionnel, approved the extension of the use of the Covid health pass (pass sanitaire) to enter various venues in France on Thursday, August 5.
Since Monday, August 9, everyone aged 18 and over has to present a health pass to enter public spaces including restaurants, cafes, bars, hospitals (in non-emergency situations), retirement homes, long-distance travel services and certain large shopping centres where local authorities decide to impose its use.
Demonstrating your health pass on entry to a venue effectively means you must show either:
proof of vaccination,
proof of a negative Covid test taken within the past 48 hours,
proof of having been positive with Covid 11 days to six months before entering the space
These documents can be shown in paper format, digitally, or through the phone application TousAntiCovid.
Typically, there will be a QR code attached to the document that staff at the venue can scan to verify your proof.
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