Return of standing concerts, extension of paternity leave, compensated work stoppages for liberal professions, marking of bikes to avoid theft: here are the changes that will take place on July 1.
The regulation of rents in Paris
For its third year of application, the mechanism for regulating the rents of the private rental stock has been modified by a prefectural decree. For leases signed from July 1, 2021, new benchmark rents are listed. Evaluate the price of your rent, by consulting the interactive map of rental management in Île-de-France.
Since June 1, 2021, the rent framework has also entered into force in the nine municipalities making up the territory of Plaine Commune: Aubervilliers, Epinay-sur-Seine, L’Île-Saint-Denis, la Courneuve, Pierrefitte, Saint- Denis, Saint-Ouen, Stains and Villetaneuse.
Concerts
On June 30, France will begin the last stage of its deconfinement. For the occasion, standing concerts, banned since March 2020, are again authorized, with a gauge of 75% indoors and 100% outdoors.
For events of more than 1,000 people, access will be reserved for holders of a “health pass”, it will be necessary to have had a complete vaccination against Covid-19 or to present a negative test of less than 48 hours, the mask will no longer be compulsory. On the other hand, below 1,000 people, the wearing of a mask will remain compulsory.
Decrease in partial unemployment benefit
The compensation received by the employees concerned goes from 84% of the net salary to 72%. The Ministry of the Economy specifies that the situation remains the same for employees of companies in the sectors most affected by the crisis and those of companies closed administratively. They will still receive compensation equal to 84% of net salary until August 31, 2021.
Gas increase
Engie’s regulated sales tariff will increase by nearly 10%, mainly due to soaring world prices for natural gas. This sharp increase, however, comes following a period of decline during the Covid-19 crisis. Going back to January 1, 2019, the increase is only 1.1%, explains the Energy Regulatory Commission.
Work stoppages
Nearly a million liberal professionals (doctors, notaries, architects, ski instructors …) will be able to benefit from daily allowances in the event of sick leave, with only 3 days of waiting like private employees, instead 90 days currently for those who are entitled to it.
Depending on their income, the contribution will be between 50 and 370 euros per year, for a service that can range from 22 to 169 euros per day, within the limit of three months per stop and 4 stops over three years.
Sale of breathalyzers compulsory
From July 1, the sale of breathalyzers becomes mandatory in supermarkets and wine merchants, but also in grocery stores, on websites or in any store that sells take-away alcohol.
Extension of paternity leave
The length of leave for the father (or second parent) of an unborn (or adopted) child increased from 14 to 28 days, including 7 compulsory days. The three days of birth leave will remain the responsibility of the employer, however the remaining 25 days will be compensated by Social Security.
Paternity leave can, from July 1, 2021, be taken within 6 months of the birth of the child, instead of four months previously. The new duration of paternity leave is applicable for children born from July 1, 2021 or born before, but whose birth was supposed to occur from that date.
Lower premiums for cars
Premiums for the purchase of new electric vehicles fall by 1,000 euros. The bonus goes from 6,000 euros for cars sold under 45,000 euros, and to 2,000 euros for those under 60,000 euros. Ditto for plug-in hybrid vehicles, with aid reduced to 1,000 euros, before its planned disappearance on January 1, 2022.
Slowdown also on the heat engine side: for new vehicles, the conversion bonus will no longer be granted for the purchase of a diesel, but only for gasoline bearing the Crit’Air 1 sticker. For used cars , only those emitting a maximum of 137g of CO2 per kilometer will be eligible, with some exceptions.
Bicycle marking
In order to fight against theft, concealment or illicit resale of bicycles, bicycles sold new by traders must be subject to marking since January 1, 2021. This obligation will be extended to second-hand bicycles sold by professionals from July 1, 2021.
The process consists of engraving a 10-character identification number on the bicycle, which allows it to be inscribed on a national file and find the owner in the event of theft.
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