The Versailles administrative court suspended Wednesday, January 12 the prefectural decree making it compulsory to wear a mask outdoors in the Yvelines department, a first on the national territory, AFP learned in a press release.
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Seized by individuals, the summary judge considered that this "
obligation could only be imposed on condition that the local epidemiological situation justifies it and that the wearing of a mask is limited to places and at times of heavy traffic
", perhaps. read on the press release.
He therefore considered that the measure “
unduly, disproportionately and inappropriately interferes with (...) individual liberty
”.