New rules for under-18 travellers
From January, unaccompanied youths will need a special permit, signed by a parent, to leave the country >> Page 9 November 2016 - Issue #85
Dordogne
Your local newspaper for life in France
February 2017 - Issue 44 - FREE!
CCTV to be installed in all abattoirs Following a series of scandals caught on film across France, all slaughterhouses will have CCTV cameras from 2018 MPs stressed that the sole purpose of the cameras was to monitor animal welfare and not to monitor workers in general. The changes come in the wake of a parliamentary report commissioned by France’s National Assembly in March of last year. The government had called for the report after the emergence of several videos filmed by the animal rights group L214, which showed workers in French abattoirs inflicting extreme acts of cruelty on animals. The 225-page report suggested 65 measures to improve the “transparency and the inadequate controls” at the slaughterhouses. Many animal rights lobbyists have hailed the decision as a step in the right direction, but some say it
>> continued on page 10
Pain au chocolat or chocolatine? - pg 4
Le Parisien to ditch opinion polls - pg 8
Pollution stickers for Paris drivers - pg 10
The Bugle Business Directory - pg 15-17
© Joel Berglund (WikiCommons)
A
fter a series of r e c e n t scandals, F r a n c e ’s parliament has voted to install CCTV cameras in slaughterhouses across the country. MPs voted to place the cameras “in areas where the animals are delivered, kept, immobilized, stunned, and slaughtered”. Subject to approval by the Senate, the changes are due to come into force at all of the country’s 263 abattoirs at the beginning of 2018, following trials at a number of locations over the course of 2017. Under the new rules, animal protection officials, workers’ representatives and employees designated by the company running the abattoir will have access to the film, which may not be kept for more than a month.
The mollusc keeping our rivers clean - page 4
INSIDE > > >
We all have bad habits. Develop a healthy one that actually saves you money!
Don’t let the banks cash in!
Save time and money by sending your international money transfers Consistent bank beating exchange rates online or over the phone. Move money, pay people and settle bills within seconds. Make and track payments 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Norton security used by 97 of the world’s top 100 banks. HiFX Europe Limited is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2009, registration 462444, for the provision of payment services.
www.hifx.co.uk