THE July 10 finally, the government through the Minister of Ecological Transition and Territorial Unity, Christophe Bechu announced that the rules relating to EPZs would be relaxed.

Indeed, the minister noted that only the five most polluted large cities, viz Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Strasbourg AND Rouen, will have to adhere to the initial schedule for the implementation of the SEZ. This schedule involves a ban on the movement of vehicles Criterion 3 from January 1, 2025, that is, a ban on diesel engines until 2011 and gasoline until 2006.

As for the other metropolitan areas affected by the ZFE, the schedule was as follows relaxed The latter will be able to wait until 2030 before implementing the ZFE.

Brake in Bordeaux

It is in this context Metropolis of Bordeaux just announced the postponement of his EPZ. Alain Anzianithe president of Bordeaux Métropole admitted during a press conference that:

Therefore, the president of the metropolis announces what he wants “Take the time and look at the conditions” before setting the EPZ. At the moment, the only deadline Bordeaux has to meet is this ban on unclassified vehicles until 2025, i.e. cars and trucks up to the Euro 2 standard or registered before January 1997.

In fact, Bordeaux is considered ” area of ​​vigilance » like 36 other cities in France. The government distinguishes them from five cities the most polluting cited above. Five that do not comply with the permitted air pollution thresholds.

As a reminder, nothing prevents the metropolis of Bordeaux from adhering to the strictest ZFE schedule before the deadline. However, given the statements, the latter will not appear immediately!

To be continued…

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