Régine Ferrère takes the lead on the closure of beauty establishments

The president of the CNEP (National Confederation of Aesthetic Perfumery) and director of the International Beauty & Cosmetic Business School in Chartres, Régine Ferrère, reacted to the government’s decision to confine professionals in her sector: “Thursday evening, all beauty salons and schools have been closed. The next day, the government announced that hairdressers are open. We put ourselves in order of battle, because we have the same APE code, which concerns personal care and which is the same for hairdressers and beauticians. We prepare our exams together, we practice our trades, side by side, even together. “

“Home beauticians work”

And to add: “In April 2020, we obtained the opening with the Afnor Spec standard, adapted to the health crisis. The standards are managed by Bercy. It was carried out with the help of virologists, infectious disease specialists and specialists in surface decontamination and air management. The Cnep has made this standard available to all professionals free of charge. Then, we installed online training for its implementation. Since no cluster, no contamination in our institutions. This allowed us, during the second confinement, to obtain the opening of the establishments. Today we are told to close as the home beautician continues to work and the aesthetic schools continue to operate. We are fighting with Bruno Le Maire and we must have an answer this Tuesday morning. And if the answer is no, we attack the government before the Council of State for discriminatory treatment. “

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