It is an entire sector which feared losing almost all of its turnover due to containment.
A decree to authorize the sale of Christmas trees will be published “in the next few days,” Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie said on Monday.
Something to reassure the professionals who were worried about not being able to sell their trees on time, when they started cutting them at the beginning of the month.
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“The French will be able to buy Christmas trees.
In this world so frustrating, sad, I believe that the magic of Christmas is in every respect important ”, indicated Julien Denormandie during an interview with Public Senate-LCP-Le Figaro.
Sale of fir trees: a decree will be published "in the coming days", specifies @J_Denormandie.
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- Public Senate (@publicsenat) November 16, 2020
"But the question is when are we going to be able to start buying them, and where are we going to be able to buy them?"
", Continued the minister, assuring that a decree was going to be published" in the very next days "in order to answer these questions.
Fir trees will therefore be an exception to the ban on the sale of products deemed non-essential.
In France, 6 million Christmas trees are sold each year, mainly in supermarkets, DIY stores and garden centers, 80% of which come from French production, according to figures provided by the French association of the natural Christmas tree. (AFSNN).