While the decision was expected on Tuesday, it is finally Wednesday that the administrative court of Marseille will examine the appeal filed by President LR of the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region Renaud Muselier.
The latter is opposed to the prefectural decree ordering the total closure for two weeks of bars and restaurants in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.
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The deliberation is expected this Wednesday at 3 p.m., confirmed the Union for the companies of Bouches-du-Rhone (UPE13) in
Figaro
.
UPE13 is one of the 23 parties who joined Renaud Muselier in filing his appeal against the closure decision announced last Wednesday by Olivier Véran.
The Minister of Health then justified this choice by the passage of the Aix-Marseille metropolis, like Guadeloupe, in a zone of "maximum alert", that is to say where the incidence rate is greater than 250 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
In an attempt to defuse the anger of professionals in the region, Olivier Véran organized a meeting with local elected officials on Friday.
In vain.
Protests flare up on both sides and misunderstanding reigns among restaurateurs and elected officials.
However, the latter had obtained that the prefectural decree only applies from Sunday instead of Saturday, as was initially planned.
They now hope to allow restaurateurs to reopen their establishments
