The prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes clarified this Friday, December 16, the device which will be put in place on Saturday for the small final of the football world cup, as for the final on Sunday, “in order to ensure the safety of the gatherings that the two matches will generate”.
“The prefect, in close liaison with the mayors of the municipalities where gatherings occur on the occasion of the football World Cup matches, sets up a reinforced security system mobilizing all the police and gendarmerie forces. local”.
Reinforcements are also made available by the Minister of the Interior, ie a republican security company and a mobile gendarmerie squadron.
Gérald Darmanin had announced earlier in the day that 14,000 police and gendarmes would be mobilized throughout the territory on Sunday during the France-Argentina final. They will be 12,840 on Saturday to ensure the safety of the small final of the World Cup, Croatia-Morocco.
400 national police and gendarmes
In the Alpes-Maritimes, alongside the municipal police, more than 400 national police and gendarmes will be engaged in the field on Saturday and Sunday.
The operational system will be coordinated by the prefect. No TV directed outwards in bars and restaurants In addition, the restrictions taken for the semi-final on December 14, are renewed this weekend from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Bars and restaurants in several districts of Nice and Cannes are prohibited from directing screens towards the public highway in order to avoid crowds in front of establishments which could cause public order disturbances. Two bars in Nice which had not respected these measures were sanctioned by the mayor on Thursday.
Are concerned, in Nice, the quai des Etats-Unis, the rue Jule Gili, the rue Droite, the rue Saint-François, the rue Pairolière, the rue de La Tour, the avenue Max Gallo, the boulevard Jean Jaurès. In Cannes, the center and the hyper center, République and the Carré d’Or.
Consumption of alcohol prohibited on public roads
In these same sectors, it will also be prohibited to consume alcohol on public roads. Bars, restaurants and convenience stores are also prohibited from selling alcohol to take away.
Fireworks still banned
The sale, possession and use of rockets and fireworks is also prohibited “on the public highway and towards the public highway” until January 1 inclusive in the department.
