Approaching New year , many departments have decided to prohibit the sale of alcohol on their territories. A measure encouraged by the Minister of the Interior intended to limit disturbances to public order, as justified by several prefectures, reports France Bleu . In the Eastern Pyrenees, the sale of alcohol and its consumption on public roads have been prohibited since Wednesday 20 a.m. and until Friday morning at 8 a.m. The prefecture thus intends to fight against “disturbances to public order and public tranquility” Limit the circulation of the coronavirus In Ille-et-Vilaine , the sale of alcohol is prohibited from 16 h this Thursday and until Friday at 14 h. This department is the only one to have justified this decision by the pandemic of
coronavirus . “Alcoholization, which leads to a relaxation of barrier gestures, could help accelerate the circulation of the virus”, thus indicates the prefecture. This Monday, Gérald Darmanin had encouraged all departments to take such measures in order to limit the unrest during the New Year. The Minister of the Interior recommended that the prefectures take “orders for the sale of take-away alcohol” “whenever possible” for Christmas Eve.
The prohibition of sale of alcohol to take away only concerns so-called “strong” spirits (+ de 17 °) category IV and V for all establishments and traders . ➡️ https://t.co/7WbHEvVJFA pic.twitter. com / KBTDyp0euO In Cantal, the sale of alcohol is prohibited from 12 h this Thursday. In Cher, Loiret and Rhône, the decision comes into force at 16 h, and at 18 h in Côtes-d’Armor , Manche and Mayenne, lists CNews . In the Cher, selling is prohibited until Saturday 6 a.m. and in the Gard, “temporary drinking establishments” will not be able to sell alcohol until January 3 at 6 a.m.