Definitively adopted in mid-April by Parliament, the bill defended by Ministers Gérald Darmanin (Interior) and Amélie Oudéa-Castéra (Sports) provides for numerous measures intended to secure the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer of 2024.
Among them, the controversial use of images from cameras and drones to feed algorithms that would automatically alert the authorities of a potentially risky “event” (crowd movement, abandonment of luggage, etc.), despite ” serious attacks on the fundamental freedoms to come and go, to demonstrate and to hold opinions “, denounced by rebellious deputies and environmentalists.
Authorized genetic tests
The Constitutional Council considered that the legislator pursued an objective of ” prevention of breaches of public order and set time limits for this experimentation. The experiment could begin as soon as the law is promulgated and concern the ” sporting, recreational or cultural events which, by the extent of their attendance or their circumstances, are particularly exposed to the risk of acts of terrorism or serious threats to the safety of persons “. The trial period must end on March 31, 2025.
The Elders were also seized by the deputies on the strengthening of the anti-doping arsenal, with genetic tests to detect forms of genetic doping. The elected officials pointed out in particular the lack of consent of the athlete at the time of the test. But the Council has also validated this article, with one reservation: the authorities will have to guarantee that by registering for the Olympics, athletes have sufficient information to guarantee that they accept the possibility of being subjected to this type of tests.
On the other hand, the Council deleted an article from the bill which aimed to ensure that the French Anti-Doping Agency could receive information from the national financial intelligence unit (Tracfin), considering that it was a rider legislative.