And in French here
Thatâs completely scuppered our income for this year then! I hope we can at least be open for french clientsâŠ
Being placed in quarantine on entry to France (and possibly on returning to the UK) is going to make visits difficult - is there any more info on that?
Iâm assuming that some time between the 11th of May and the 24th of July people will be allowed to move about the country beyond the proposed 100 km limit especially if bars, cafes and restaurants are open again.
LâĂ©tat dâurgence sanitaire is just the legal basis for the regulations on movement etc. It doesnât in itself change anything. It just gives the government the power to act. Which is why the health minister could announce the new restrictions on entering the country. The Ă©tat dâurgence gives him the power to do this.
The extension wonât change anything apart from giving the government two more months during which it can take exceptional measures to control the virus.
As I understand it, the new regulations relating to the green and red zones will not change unless the government decides on May 7 that itâs not safe to allow a relaxation of the rules. So as of now, all shops and businesses like hairdressers in the green zone will still open on May 11 and weâll be able to drive anywhere within a radius of 100 km from our homes without an attestation dĂ©rogatoire to justify what weâre doing. And bars and restaurants could still open next month. Weâll just have to wait and see.
Thinking of which, am I alone in finding it hard to take seriously something called a âderogatory certificateâ?
As Corporal Jones would say: âDonât panic!!â
It has not been voted on yet, so we need to wait until, Tuesday to see what is actually agreed.
And the 100km applies whether you are red or green.
But itâs something that is important for some people and as such a valid question. Iâm very keen to get back to the UK - MYy Dad is 93 and my Mum 90. Iâm desperate to see them - having not seen them for over 3 months. But I need to know any rules.
Sorry that one flew several yards above my head.
Oh - just realised you are referring to the zones on the map.
After May 7th each department will be ranked red or green and different rules will apply. At the moment som of us are assessed as orange but by the 7th we will be in one category or that other. You can see the map on the Figaro website, amongst others.
Thatâs the area I havenât found details onâŠapart from schools and perhaps leisure facilities what might be the difference between them?
All in the Figaro Jane. Basically⊠Green departments can âopen crĂšches, parks and gardens, âsmall museumsâ, certain nature sites and collegesâ. In red ones âcertain shopsâ or âoutdoor locationsâ will remain closed. However, primary schools will reopen from 11 May regardless and cafĂ©s, restaurants, cinemas, beaches and large shopping centres will remain closed regardless throughout France until at least June 2nd. Either colour gets to travel 100k without an attestation from May 11th.
Iâd say thatâs all the clarity there is now. Ireland has come up with an impressive five stage plan but how workable it is remains t be seen. The UK seem to be flying by yhe seat of their pants.
Yes what Iâd thought. Slight difference in education and leisure facilities, and maybe more restrictions on shops, but otherwise no great difference it seems.
Yes, all a bit wooly at the moment⊠tous un peu flous 
I was replying to Timothyâs post not Paulâs question!
Absolutely agree with you, I am in the same position re my parents but I canât risk traveling and not being able to get back into France. Besides I could well end up infecting them so difficult as it is for all concerned, they are better off seeing me on Skype 
I look forward to the hairdressers opening again, although there may be 100 or so other people in the line ahead of me.
I just have this feeling that the UK , without a proper leader or any original ideas, keeps trying to copy other countries about whatâs what, they simply copied Franceâs lockdown but without the derogatory attestations, now they want to copy about lifting lockdown, they just copy other people, baa. Excuse me for being controversial.
I believe the detailed decisions on what can open and when are going to made at department level by the prefets and maires, in the framework decided by the government.
Not me, derogatory means âexceptionalâ or âoutside the confines or limits ofâ. So a derogatory remark is one that falls outside the limits of politeness or civility.
Think in such terms of it you may (Yoda said) 
Some think it means âsnootyâ, which Iâm seriously not never 
I agree with you Peter, French to English it translates as Exceptional Travel Declaration
not derogatory in the English vocabulary of â showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
Moving on⊠I seem to have lost myself in the best way to keep informedâŠfollowed the various English written editorials but which French tv station is better to follow? Do any of them have an English version? (Itâs technical terminology I struggle with) Found 1279 but thatâs a generalised europe station.
Iâm assuming there will be a PM or President speech once decisions have been agreed on 7 May in readiness for 11 May.
Any advice would be appreciated.
We watch France 24