gray, red zones, QR Codes… Everything you need to know about the “pass” to access the quays of the Seine – Libération

2024-05-13 07:44:54

Since Monday, May 13, the “pass-jeux” digital pass delivery platform has been accessible online. For the moment only requests relating to the opening ceremony are possible. We take stock.

From “attestation, please” to “pass, please”. The platform for issuing digital passes known as “game passes” – a QR Code allowing access to certain areas in Paris during the Olympic Games – opened this Monday, May 13.

To request the famous “games pass” and access the quays of the Seine the week before the opening ceremony of the games, between July 18 and 26, you must register on the platform www.pass-jeux.gouv.fr. “Only this site is authorized to issue the gaming pass,” warned the Paris Police Prefecture in a press release, to prevent possible creation of false sites.

Who needs a pass?

People holding an access ticket to the ceremony or a Paris 2024 accreditation will not need this pass, but simply an identity document. Any other person wishing to go to the banks of the Seine between July 18 and 26 (date of the opening ceremony of the Games) will have to present a “pass”. This includes “residents, professionals and individuals, pedestrians and cyclists as well as vehicle drivers” appearing in a list of “authorized persons”. Responders (rescue, repairs, etc.) in a particular emergency situation, who have not registered in advance, will however be able to access it by decision of the police and by being escorted.

Gray zone, red zone… Which documents for which zone?

To “guarantee the security and smooth running of the opening ceremony”, the Paris police headquarters will set up two perimeters, red and gray, on the banks of the Seine between July 18 and 26. These two perimeters are visible on this map.

In the red perimeter, pedestrians will be able to move freely and access the platforms (without a pass). For motorized vehicles, access to the platforms will be prohibited, except for rare exceptions (presented in this table). In this case you will need to present proof attributed to the vehicle – obtained on the site pass-jeux.gouv.fr – at checkpoints manned by security forces.

In the gray perimeter (anti-terrorist protection perimeter known as SILT), the most restrictive, pedestrians and cyclists can move freely provided they have either: the famous pass, a ticket or an access permit. For motorized vehicles, access to the gray zone is prohibited “except for rare exceptions after obtaining a digital pass and subject to controls”.

It is important to note that on July 26, from 1 p.m. on July 26, no more motorized traffic will be “tolerated”, “with the exception of security and rescue forces and emergencies” warns the PP including for game pass holders.

How is the pass issued?

To obtain your QR code, you must therefore go to the platform www.pass-jeux.gouv.fr. You must then provide the reason for your request (for a person or a vehicle) then detail your situation: resident, worker, visitor (for example of a person residing near the Seine or a museum) if you are pedestrian; local resident, breakdown/emergency or delivery vehicle for motorized people.

It is necessary to support the request with proof of identity and a photo, a license plate if necessary and a document attached to the request (such as an electricity bill in your name if you are a resident).

Once the request has been made, the police headquarters carries out an administrative investigation for security reasons and a QR Code is issued to the applicant once the investigation is completed.

And for the rest of the Olympics?

An interactive map is already available to know which area will be red or gray. However, requests for passes to access by motorized vehicle in the areas prohibited to traffic around the competition sites will be made “at a later stage”, underlined the prefecture. A new communication is planned later for this purpose.