Update: addition of information for the transition to the curfew as part of the deconfinement started in May 2021.
Andcurfewis in place in mainland France as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. This curfew aims to prevent the movement of people in the evening and at night to limit the spread of the virus. However, in the event of force majeure, it is possible to travel outside your home, provided on the one hand that you have one of the reasons permitted by the authorities, and on the other hand you carry a certificate of exceptional travel accompanied by the necessary documents. Here in this article how to complete and download this certificate on iPhone, in addition to some information on the curfew to fully understand the issues.
How does it work?
The curfew is therefore in place every day of the week throughout mainland France. A travel certificate is therefore mandatory for travel from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
And until when?
From May 19, the curfew will be pushed back to 9 p.m. Then, if all goes smoothly, it will be lifted completely on June 30.
What are the reasons for traveling despite confinement?
Between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., if you have to travel for work, for a medical reason, for family reasons, for a disability issue, for a judicial or administrative summons, for certain cases of missions of general interest, for certain cases transits, or for the needs of pets, you must complete the travel certificate provided by the government in addition to justifying the reason depending on the case (certificate from the employer for a professional reason, for example).
The travel certificate can be foundat this address. It is offered in different formats, PDF, DOC, TEXT, but also in English and in “Easy to read and understand” or FALC language, for people with an intellectual disability. Note that certificates can also be written by hand on plain paper.
And on iPhone?
The most practical: via the TousAntiCovid application
As for confinement, the official government application TousAntiCovid (available here on the App Store) allows you to generate and save a travel certificate. The complete procedure for generating a certificate from the app has been detailedduring the last confinement here.
Overall, the handling is very simple. Simply go to the application to choose the heading “Your travel certificates (curfew)” in the “Certificate” section, before filling in your information and the reason.
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Note that the app offers a shortcut from its home screen icon which allows direct access to the certificate creation function. Just do a long press or 3D Touch press on the app icon to take advantage of it.
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Via the Shortcuts app?
Please note that we offer an iOS shortcut allowing you to generate a PDF certificate with QR code and open it easily.See here to download, install this shortcutand understand how to use it.
But also via Safari and the government website
A digital version of a certificate can be completed and downloaded from the iPhone. To do this, follow these steps:
- Open Safari and go tothis address
- Complete all fields
- Choose the pattern
- Press “Generate my certificate”
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- Press the “Share” icon
- Choose “Save to Files”
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So, you will find the certificate in the Files app. It will be shown to the police in the event of an inspection, accompanied, depending on the reason, by documents justifying the trip.
What are the risks for an unjustified exit?
Here are the sanctions you incur if you do not respect the curfew or if you travel during curfew and have forgotten your documents justifying your exit:
- First sanction: a fine of 135 euros, increased to 375 euros (in the event of non-payment or non-contestation within the time limit indicated on the notice of violation)
- In case of recurrence within 15 days: a fine of 200 euros, increased to 450 euros (in the event of non-payment or non-contestation within the time limit indicated on the notice of violation)
- More than 3 offenses within 30 days: a fine of 3750 euros punishable by 6 months of imprisonment
Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
