The Paris council recently voted for the creation of a charter aimed at limiting their spread. Catering represents almost 70% of the businesses concerned.

The time has therefore come to control this cumbersome flowering, says Boris Jamet-Fournier, member of Paris en commun. The security risk generated by these installations particularly worries him, says Vincent Baladi, Committed to Change Paris list. "We must help traders without trying too hard to punish them," says Marcel Benezet, president of the Cafés, Bars and Brasseries Branch of the GHR.