Question 18869 — legal time

Summary

Mr. Paul Christophe questions the Secretary of State, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, responsible for European affairs, on France's position regarding the change of biannual timetable. Since 1976, France has implemented a biannual timetable change, alternating between “summer time” and “winter time” in order to save energy. The European Commission has initiated a process of reflection to evolve this practice by proposing, through a directive, to put an end to seasonal time changes in the European Union. This change should take place for the year 2021. While waiting for this deadline, Member States have been invited to consult their populations and to consult among themselves in order to determine which of “summer time” or “winter time” should be retained. The European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly launched a major online consultation to collect the opinions of French people. On this occasion, “summer time” was widely supported by nearly 80% of the 2 million citizens consulted. This choice nevertheless remains advisory and does not constitute a final decision. Consequently, he would like to know the choice that France will soon communicate to the European Commission.

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