Since Tuesday March 17, travel outside of his home is subject to very important restrictions. There are, however, exceptions. Each citizen must now go out with a travel certificate. Here's how to get it and how to fill it?
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Each citizen must limit his travels to the strict minimum. Only outings are authorized to go to work (when teleworking is impossible), make essential purchases (food, pharmacy) or go to the doctor. Travel related to family reasons (help for a dependent person, childcare) or individual physical activity (jogging) are also allowed.
But beware, your trips can only be made if you have a derogatory travel certificate. This document allows everyone to attest to the reason for their trip. You may be asked to do so by the police (police, gendarmes, CRS) to justify your exit during an inspection..
If you are unable to provide this document, the fine for non-compliance with the confinement measures amounts to 135 euros and to 375 euros for the increased fixed fine. As a reminder, the state mobilized more than 100,000 police and gendarmes to enforce containment measures.
Where to download the derogatory travel certificate
The travel certificate is available for free download on the website of the Ministry of the Interior. Once the PDF is retrieved, you can print it and fill it out. Do not forget to check the box corresponding to the nature of your trip, date and sign the document..
For people who do not have a printer, it is possible to reproduce the certificate on free paper by hand. You will need to specify the amount of your trip, date it and sign it. It is imperative to complete or copy this document at each exit.
For example, it is forbidden to use a digital version on a smartphone. Only the printed version or the one written on free paper is accepted by the police. There is therefore no point in using Adobe Fill and Sign on an Android smartphone to create your travel certificate in digital format.
Some unofficial websites offer to automatically create a travel certificate. Please note that most of these generators take advantage of this to recover your personal data. Be sure to download the document only from the Ministry of the Interior website.
Note that it is quite possible to retrieve the form and then directly print from your smartphone. Most printers now have Wi-Fi.
As a reminder, confinement is compulsory for all French people. The certificate only authorizes necessary and unavoidable travel. You cannot use it for walking down the street or sunbathing.