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PoliticsFrench Deputies and Senators Reach Compromise on Citizen Tranquility Bill, Final Vote July 21
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On July 20, 2026, French deputies and senators reached a compromise version of the Ripost bill on citizen tranquility in a joint committee, paving the way for final parliamentary adoption on July 21. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced the agreement on social media, praising the majority for enabling more effective sanctions against public order breaches. The compromise was approved 10-2, with the central bloc, right, and far right in favor, while Socialist Party and La France Insoumise deputies opposed. Key measures validated include banning nitrous oxide sales to individuals, creating offenses for organizing free parties, and increasing penalties for urban rodeos. The government suffered a setback when an article strengthening administrative stadium bans was removed. Algorithmic video surveillance in shops was also dropped. The committee reinstated measures previously removed in the Assembly, including increased fixed fines for drug use and retention of video surveillance recordings in custody suites.
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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez during the question session to the government at the National Assembly in Paris on July 15, 2026. JULIEN MUGUET FOR "LE MONDE"
Deputies and senators reached a compromise version on Monday, July 20, of the Ripost bill on citizen tranquility, paving the way for its definitive adoption in Parliament on Tuesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced on the social network X.
The text from the joint committee was approved by ten votes to two, with the central bloc, the right, and the far right voting in favor, while deputies from the Socialist Party (PS) and La France Insoumise opposed it, according to the committee's vice-president, Ian Boucard (The Republicans, LR).
PS senators did not participate in the vote, preferring to discuss with their group before deciding, whereas in the first reading the Socialists in the Senate had abstained, Audrey Linkenheld explained to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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Nitrous Oxide, Free Parties, and Urban Rodeos
The bulk of the measures in the Interior Minister's bill were validated, including:
- The ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to individuals
- The creation of offenses for organizing and participating in a free party
- The increase in penalties for urban rodeos
The only setback for the government was the removal of an article aimed at strengthening administrative stadium bans by extending them to other gathering places and over time. The PS, LR, and the National Rally voted for its removal.
Another measure, introduced in the Assembly by an amendment from Paul Midy (Renaissance) and aimed at experimenting with algorithmic video surveillance in shops, was not retained.
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"Ineffective" and "Liberty-Infringing" Measures
The joint committee reinstated several measures that had been removed in the Assembly, including:
- The increase in the amount of the fixed fine for drug use
- The removal of the retention of recordings from video surveillance devices in custody suites
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Politique : Toute l’actualité sur Le Monde.fr.Western
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French Deputies and Senators Reach Agreement on Ripost Citizen Tranquility Bill