Overview
- The government pulled this week's planned votes on the simplification bill that contains the ZFE repeal to seek a parliamentary compromise, with some sources indicating a possible reschedule after March municipal elections.
- Respire filed a collective legal action seeking a court order compelling the State to take necessary measures within six months under threat of fines, with execution supervised by a third party such as Airparif or Ademe.
- Airparif reports that ending the zones would delay the Paris region’s compliance with the annual NO2 limit by two years and leave about 40,000 additional residents above the threshold by 2030.
- The repeal was added by Les Républicains and the RN with support from some macronists and LFI, prompting warnings that the Constitutional Council could strike it down as a legislative rider.
- Despite a joint committee agreement, adoption in the National Assembly remains uncertain as the Prime Minister plans to consult group leaders on new timing for the bill.