The Ministry of the Interior has just posted a digital version of the derogatory displacement certificate. From Monday April 6, it will be possible to justify leaving your home using this certificate recorded on your smartphone. Here's how..
QR code to facilitate the use of the certificate
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the movement of French people has been subject to restrictions since Tuesday, March 17. Only so-called emergency outings are authorized, such as shopping for basic necessities, going to work, traveling for health reasons, helping a vulnerable person, picking up children in alternate custody or take out his dog.
Short trips around a home within a radius of 1km maximum and limited to one hour are also authorized. You will find on the government website the complete list of exemptions authorizing travel. But do not forget whatever the reason, you must travel with the completed and signed travel certificate. Here's how to download the travel certificate..
Please note, anyone leaving their home and unable to present this declaration to the police will be liable to a fine of 135 euros increased to 375 euros if it is not paid within 45 days. In the event of recidivism, the fine increases to 200 euros and after three violations noted within 30 days, the offender risks a prison sentence of 6 months and 3750 euros of fine.
Until now only paper versions of this document were allowed. It was imperative to print or reproduce on plain paper the form available online in PDF format on the website of the Ministry of the Interior. It was then impossible to use the digital version of the travel certificate on his smartphone..
Use the online travel form
In addition to this paper device, the French authorities have just put a form online to fill out their travel certificate directly from their smartphone. As on the paper version, this online tool asks you to give your name, date of birth, address, reason for traveling as well as the date and time of the trip.
Once the form is completed, the system generates a QR code containing all this information. In the event of an inspection, all you have to do is present your smartphone to the police so that they can scan this barcode. Make sure that your smartphone has sufficient autonomy.
- Open the web browser installed on your smartphone (Google Chrome, Firefox etc.)
- Click on this link or enter the web address of the Ministry of the Interior: https://media.interieur.gouv.fr/deplacement-covid-19/
- Please note that only this official site is authorized to offer the online travel certificate. No application is to be downloaded for the user.
- Enter the information requested in the form (surname, first name, date of birth, place of birth, etc.)
- Review the information entered
- Validate your form with the Generate my certificate button
- The tool automatically generates a PDF with a QR code
This device has several advantages. Firstly, you will no longer need to print the document on your printer or copy it onto a free sheet. During an inspection, you just need to stretch the screen of your smartphone so that the representative of the order scans it. You will have no documents to give. It avoids contact and therefore the risk of transmission of the coronavirus.
Important detail. The data entered on the online site is not collected. There will be no filing. You still have to be careful not to share this QR code on social networks. The information contained in this barcode is accessible with any QR code reader.