Take-out and online drinking establishments (wine merchants, hypermarkets, grocery stores, etc.) will be required to sell breathalyzers from July, in accordance with the Mobility Orientation Law (LOM) of 2019, announced Wednesday Road Safety.
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From July 1, 2021, take-out alcoholic beverage establishments will have to offer breathalyzer for sale near the department with the largest volume of alcoholic beverages
" or "
near the place of collection
", indicates the attached delegation. to the Ministry of the Interior in a press release.
Sites selling alcoholic beverages online will also have to comply.
50,000 operators concerned
Nearly 50,000 operators (wine merchants, hypermarkets, supermarkets, grocery stores, drive-through sites, etc.) are affected by the measure, Road Safety told AFP.
Owners-harvesters offering drinks from their own harvest and temporary drinking establishments (fairs, shows and fairs) are exempt, because they are not subject to the take-out license.
Provided for by the mobility orientation law (LOM) promulgated in December 2019, the article was the subject of a decree on March 30, published Wednesday in the Official Journal.
Until now, only nightclubs were forced to offer breathalysers for sale.
In detail, establishments will have to offer for sale "
chemical breathalyzers and as a possible complement to electronic breathalyzers
" and "
have a minimum stock of 10 or 25 breathalyzers, set according to the size of the alcohol departments.
»A prevention display on the importance of self-testing and mentioning the sale and location of alcohol tests in the establishment must be installed.
Offenders are exposed to a fixed fine of 675 euros, which can be increased to 1,875 euros.
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Currently, the authorized limit for the alcohol level in the blood is 0.5g / L.
For young drivers, the legal rate is 0.2g / L.
Drunk driving, the second leading cause of death on the road after excessive speed, is involved in nearly a third of fatal accidents.