A Toulouse street deserts on a summer sunday. Photo archive DDM X.de Fenoyl
Approximately 20 LREM delegates signed a tribune in the Journal du Dimanche, calling for them to go further & # 39; in the opening of stores on Sunday, via the Pact Act. A controversial law, three years after the Macron law.
"The Macron law has been a success, what are we waiting for to continue?" This is the plea of such 20 LREM delegates who consider the possibilities of the Sunday opening of stores in the context of the Pact. Act want to expand and strengthen in a forum published in the Sunday agenda.
"The opening on Sunday is primarily a social issue that corresponds to the French's goal: to be free on Sunday to buy, entertain, work or not," say the signatories, including Corinne Vignon, MP from Haute-Garonne.
"The appeal of French for e-commerce is also an indication of our desire to be free to consume," they add. "Many convenience stores await this competition 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and some, even in the most commercial arteries, close and no longer contribute to the social bond.
Already in 2015, during the controversy over the Macron law, one of the main points of disagreement was on Sunday's work. Article 80 of the text allowed elected officials to increase the number of Sunday openings of stores from 5 to 12.
Three years later, in their gallery, the signatory MPs praised the results of the 2015 law that made "first relaxation" possible by creating the "international tourist zones" where, subject to the conclusion of an agreement, the stores can on Sundays and in the evening until midnight, based on salary compensation.
"Do not wait any longer! The pact law would be the opportunity to seize the right to give companies more freedom to be open on Sundays and to breathe new life into our hearts," wrote the approximately 20 members of the LREM.
The pact law, "a gift for well-being"
Following a consultation launched in October 2017, Bruno Lemaire, Minister of Economy, presented the Act Pact (Action Plan for Growth and Business Transformation) in the Council of Ministers last June. At the end of July, however, he referred to a possible postponement of his exam in the National Assembly scheduled for September.
This extensive text on the growth of SMEs aims to simplify the daily life of companies to make them more competitive. It is often close to that of the head of state when he was minister of economics. And like his big sister, the law for growth, activity and equality of economic opportunities, known as "Macron Law", which was passed after a third appeal to the 49.3 by Manuel Valls, makes the law pact not no unanimity. In March 2018, at the France Info microphone, Benoît Hamon had accused the government of being "soft with the strong, hard with the weak"; and • multiply the gifts with the goods & # 39 ;, such as the Pact Act. It also took eight months before it saw the light of day.
Who works in Europe Sunday?
"London, Madrid, Rome … The major European capitals have understood the need to open their stores on Sundays to attract international tourists and support the activity," write LREM delegates in the Journal du Dimanche.
While the liberal policies of the United Kingdom and Ireland are already facilitating Sunday work, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium are gradually easing their legislation. On the other hand, Germany limits it to a few exceptions while Austria strictly forbids it.
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