Just like UNIMEV which deemed the measures recently taken by the government to be disproportionate, the events sector was concerned about the impact on its business of the reintroduction of capacity limits of 2,000 people for indoor events and 5,000 people for outdoor events. Interviewed on RMC's morning show, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne provided some reassuring details for industry professionals. The Minister for Tourism and SMEs has announced that this measure does not apply to trade fairs, zoos or amusement parks.
" The events industry was very worried and wrote to Bruno Le Maire and myself because they thought they would have to accommodate 2,000 people indoors.explained Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne on TMC. I want to tell them that, as long as these are establishments open to the public, they are not affected by these gauges. "
By doing so a distinction between static gatherings and places where people move around" The government has heard the growing concern of all those involved in a sector that has been particularly hard hit by the countless stop & go decisions taken since the crisis began. Pablo Nakhlé CerrutiCommenting on the announcement, the CEO of Viparis posted the following message on Twitter: "Thank you @JBLemoyne for listening. Trade fair and conference professionals have demonstrated their ability to welcome visitors under strict sanitary conditions, as well as their major economic role. Well done @UNIMEV_FR" .
However, although trade fairs and exhibitions are not affected by the recently announced return of the gauges, the Minister for Tourism and SMEs has nevertheless specified that a health protocol was to be applied, with traffic lanes set up to ensure that the stands were not too close together. Similarly, from 15 January, the vaccination passThe new law, which was presented to the National Assembly by Olivier Véran on 29 December, will become the new rule if it is passed. " All the places that were covered by the health pass will be covered by the vaccination pass." said Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.
