The organisers will have to “comply with the safety health”, said the minister delegate to the foreign Trade and the attractiveness of Franck Riester.
After several months of inactivity, fairs and exhibitions professionals will be able to resume from the 1st of September, announced this Monday the minister delegate to the foreign Trade and attractiveness, Franck Riester.
“The decision was taken in a Council of defense permit from the 1st September the organization to new fairs and trade shows (…) by respecting the safety instructions health,” said the minister to the press, after having received various representatives of the sector at the Parc des expositions of the porte de Versailles, in Paris.
“of course, this will evolve may be a function of the evolution of the epidemic,” he stressed, adding that the venues hosting events of this type “would be re-opened, including” those “that can accommodate more than 5000 people”.
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“Essential to recovery”
“This is a sector of activity which is vital to the recovery (…) To carry a maximum of fruit, the recovery must be a recovery of foreign trade and international business”, insisted the minister. According to him, € 34 million of direct and indirect are generated by the activity of these fairs and exhibitions.
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The exchanges with the representatives of the sector have also focused “on the specific terms of accompaniment of this sector in the recovery plan, including the device that is designed to identify, convince professionals to come”, further indicated Franck Riester.
“We are very satisfied with it.”
“The idea is to find levers to identify, attract and welcome professionals from around the world into our living rooms and fairs international in France. There was a discussion of different possible tools and we are going to talk about that particular Thursday” in a strategic advisory Board of the export, with the Economy minister Bruno Le Maire and minister of foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian”, he detailed, noting that 30% of French GDP is from activities related to export.
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“We are very pleased with these announcements. We can now consider that our events will reopen on the 1st September, it was not earned”, welcomed the ceo of Viparis, Pablo Nakhlé Cerruti, who manages nine sites in Paris and around, including the exhibition park of Porte de Versailles, Villepinte or le Bourget.
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“We are professional gatherings. Our industry is able to count, to draw, to put in place actions barriers,” he assured.
