The new year is coming with many changes in France. Several measures have been taken since the presidential election which pitted Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in the second round. Some came into force on January 1, 2025. For example, since yesterday, tolls and the price of mail have already increased. Here are 10 other changes to consider.
The trial allowing motorcyclists to travel between lanes on motorways and dual carriageways, known as “inter filing”, effectively ends on January 1, 2025 in France. This pilot project, which began in 2016, aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this practice in 21 departments. An evaluation of this trial is planned for 2025, which could potentially lead to legalizing this maneuver throughout the country depending on the results obtained.
In response to recurring shortages of medicines, France is strengthening its regulatory measures for winter 2025. To this end, the National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) is planning specific measures to ensure better distribution of essential medicines, in particular children's antibiotics, oral corticosteroids, and asthma medications. Pharmacies will be required to order these drugs from wholesalers rather than directly from laboratories. This will help avoid stock shortages at the local level and guarantee a more balanced distribution (…)
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