Spain, health pass, mask wearing, etc.

Updated 03-01-2022

By prefectoral decree of December 29, 2021 the prefect of the Pyrénées Orientales decided that the wearing of a protective mask was mandatory for all persons aged eleven years or older in the agglomerated parts of the communes of the department until Monday, January 31, 2022 inclusive.

Wearing a mask outdoors.
The wearing of protective masks is mandatory for all persons aged 11 years and over in the built-up parts of the department’s municipalities from December 29 to January 31, 2022 inclusive.

By prefectural decree of December 29, 2021 the prefect of the Pyrénées Orientales decided that the wearing of a protective mask was mandatory for all persons aged eleven years or older in the agglomerated parts of the department’s municipalities until Monday, January 31, 2022 inclusive.

The obligation to wear a mask provided for in this decree does not apply:

– to the persons in situation of handicap provided with a medical certificate justifying this exemption and which implement the sanitary measures known as barriers;

– to activities that are clearly not compatible with this rule (exercise of a physical and sports activity, catering, consumption of drinks).

The wearing of a mask is also mandatory for any person aged eleven years in places and / or during activities for which access is subject to the presentation of the health pass pursuant to the provisions of Article 47-1-V of the decree of June 1 above.

Consult the prefectoral order

Updated 07-12-2021

To return to France from Spain or Andorra, in case of control, you will have to present your European vaccination certificate (available here : https://attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr/ or on the mobile app “Tous anti covid”) or a negative PCR test less than24h if you are not vaccinated.

What https://www.gouvernement.fr/covid-19-les-nouvelles-regles-de-deplacements-et-de-voyages says

From now on, any person aged 12 and over entering French territory must present a negative PCR or antigenic test of less than :

• 24h for unvaccinated travelers from European Union countries;
• 48h for all travelers coming from a country outside the European Union, whether these travelers are vaccinated or not.

Persons with a complete vaccination schedule do not need to present a test, when arriving from a member state of the European Union, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, the Holy See or Switzerland.

Children under 12 years of age are exempt from the test.

Updated 07-12-21

INFORMATION VACCINATION BANYULS-SUR-MER

Two Banyuls medical offices vaccinate (when delivered in vaccine, random depending on the week).
For availability:
Groupe médical Banyulenc at 04 68 37 35 45
Cabinet Francès at 04 68 88 30 58

At the moment no pharmacy in Banyuls-sur-Mer does not vaccinate, neither does the Medical Analysis Laboratory.

You can make an appointment at a vaccination center in the department via doctolib.fr.

The nearest centers:

Argelès-sur-Mer
Vaccination Center
24 Avenue Molière, 66700 Argelès-sur-Mer
Disabled access
Free parking
Open Monday to Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saint-Cyprien
Vaccination Center
Les Capellans, 66750 Saint-Cyprien
Disabled access
Free parking
Open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Céret
Boulevard Lafayette, 66400 Céret
Open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Perpignan (vaccination centers currently closed)
– Centre de Vaccination Foch Perpignan
32 Rue Maréchal Foch 66000, 66100 Perpignan
Public parking:
79 Rue du Maréchal Foch, 66000 Perpignan
Open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
– Palais des expositions vaccination center
Avenue du Palais des Expositions, 66000 Perpignan
Disabled access
Free parking
Open Monday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– Perpignan Hospital Center
20 Avenue du Languedoc, 66000 Perpignan
Open from Monday to Saturday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm

Updated 07-12-2021

Yes, the access to Spain is authorized. You will have to go through Cerbère because the Banyuls pass is still closed to traffic by prefectural decree. This is not a decision of the municipality, so we unfortunately do not know when it will reopen.

Updated 09-08-21

The “health pass activities” is required since July 21 to access places of recreation and culture gathering more than 50 people. Any person over 18 years of age and older must thus present proof of a complete vaccination to access the following places and events (Decree No. 2021-955 of July 19, 2021):

• audition, conference, projection, meeting rooms;
• tents, tents and structures;
• concert and performance halls;
• theaters;
• festivals (seated and standing);
• enclosed and covered sporting events;
• outdoor facilities (sports fields, stadiums, swimming pools…);
• game rooms, escape-games, casinos;
• places of worship when they host cultural activities (concerts, shows);
• fairs and exhibitions;
• zoological parks, amusement parks and circuses;
• museums and temporary exhibition halls;
• libraries and documentation centers (except university libraries and specialized libraries, the National Library of France and the Public Information Library excluding exhibition spaces);
• cultural events organized in institutions of higher education;
• the fairs with more than 30 stands or attractions;
• any event, cultural, sporting, recreational or festive, organized in the public space and likely to give rise to a control of access of persons;
• ships and cruise ships with accommodation;
• discotheques, clubs and dance bars, regardless of the number of customers welcomed in the establishment.

From August 9, the 50-person gauge is removed and the health pass is required for adults in:

• cafes, bars and restaurants, whether indoor or outdoor;
• the professional seminars with a threshold of 50 people;
• department stores and shopping malls over 20,000 m2 (by decision of the prefect because of its health conditions). The control will be done at the entrance of the shopping center, and not at the level of each sign in the center;
• hospitals, retirement homes, medico-social establishments for accompanying persons, visitors and patients received for scheduled care. It is not required in medico-social establishments and services for children, or autonomous residences. The pass cannot be requested in case of medical emergency;
• airplanes (domestic flights), trains (TGV, Intercités, night trains) and interregional buses not covered by a convention for long-distance trips. Other modes of transport, including public transport, are excluded from the application of the pass.

The pass will only be mandatory for teenagers aged 12 to 17 as of September 30, 2021.

Updated 06-08-2021

Extension of the health pass to several places receiving the public:
July 21, 2021: all places of leisure and culture gathering more than 50 people (theaters, amusement parks, concert halls, festivals, sports venues, cinemas …) ;
August 9, 2021: cafes, bars and restaurants (both inside and outside the establishment), shopping centers, hospitals, nursing homes, medical-social institutions, travel by airplane, train and bus for long-distance trips.

To take into account the specific situation of certain categories of people, the obligation of the “health pass” is postponed to August 30 for :

• young people aged 12 to 17. The reason for this is that since vaccination was not opened, for this age category, until June, millions of young people would have been forced to undergo repeated testing for all their summer activities, starting on July 21. This arrangement will allow, by August 30, 12-17 year olds to be vaccinated.
• employees of places and establishments receiving the public. The reason is that for these employees, not yet having received two doses of vaccine should be tested almost every day to go to work. Precision: their 1st injection will have to be realized at the latest on August 1st. Beware, the “health pass” is still required for customers who will frequent these places on the dates of July 21 and August 1, 2021.

Updated 11-08-21

“Pursuant to Article 2-2 of the Decree of June 1, 2021, amended on August 7, 2021, prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the exit from a health crisis, now fall within the evidence required under the health pass the self-tests performed under the supervision of one of the health professionals, mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2020-1387 of November 14, 2020 setting the list of health professionals authorized to inform the information systems mentioned in Article 11 of the law of May 11, 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions.”

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Updated 11-08-2021

“Pursuant to Article 2-2 of the Decree of June 1, 2021, amended on August 7, 2021, prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the exit of a health crisis, henceforth fall within the evidence required under the health pass the self-tests performed under the supervision of one of the health professionals, mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2020-1387 of November 14, 2020 setting the list of health professionals authorized to inform the information systems mentioned in Article 11 of the law of May 11, 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions.”

In Banyuls-sur-Mer, the medical analysis laboratory (next to the Crédit Agricole on the seafront) performs PCR tests from Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 11:00 am without an appointment.

Antigen tests in Banyuls pharmacies:

• Pharmacy of the promenade Roca-Blondeel (8 av. Général de Gaulle – 04 68 88 31 83):
  – Sale of self-tests (does not issue certificates);
  – Realization of supervised self-tests with delivery of the QR code (if negative) valid 72h in France only every day except Saturday afternoon and Sunday from 10am to 11:15am and from 3pm to 4:15pm.
• Pharmacie de la plage (5, av. de la République – 04 68 88 30 04):
  – Sale of self-test (does not issue a certificate);
  – Realization of antigenic test on the spot on appointment with delivery of a certificate valid 72h.

Updated 07-16-2021

1 – I have a vaccination or test certificate issued before June 25, I get my proof converted to European format:
– by going to the teleservice https://attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr/ or from my health professional (vaccination certificate) ;
– by going to the SI-DEP portal https://sidep.gouv.fr/ (test certificate);
– if I had already imported my certificate into the TousAntiCovid application, it is automatically converted on July 1.

2 – I was tested or vaccinated (complete vaccination cycle) after June 25, I get my proof in European format
– directly from the health professional, after my vaccination, in paper version;
– when I receive the SMS and email at the end of a test. I can also ask for the paper certificate from the health professional who tested me.

For more information

The https://mesconseilscovid.sante.gouv.fr/je-suis-vaccine.html site will answer all your questions including this one:

Do I need to isolate myself if I am a “contact case” and vaccinated?
If you are vaccinated, in case of risky contact with a Covid-positive person: you should get tested immediately and inform the people you were in contact with 48 hours before your last risky contact of your status. You do not need to isolate yourself, but it is recommended that you follow barrier measures with everyone around you for one week.

You also have Frequently Asked Questions about children and Covid:https://mesconseilscovid.sante.gouv.fr/conseils-pour-les-enfants.html