Public service: how do competitions and exams take place during a health crisis?

Recommendations for applicants include:

• Inapplicability of the health pass: you do not need to present your health pass to access the establishments where the competitions and public service exams are held.
• Mask wear: all candidates, as well as all other participants in an examination or competition, must therefore wear a mask for both written and oral tests.
  Any breach of the obligation to wear a mask between the entrance and exit of the premises must be the subject of a reminder to the candidate concerned and, where appropriate, of a mention in the minutes, or even of the exclusion of the tests by the head of center on a decision of the chairman of the jury.
  Applicants shall be allowed to wear their personal mask as long as it complies with the applicable standards. Test centers should be supplied with batches of masks which can be made available to candidates in need. The only protective masks allowed are:
  
  • single-use surgical masks complying with EN 14683 + AC: 2019 (with blue and white face) or a foreign standard recognized as equivalent;
  • imported surgical-form masks made available on the national market, excluding fabric masks, with the following performances; a filtration of at least 90% 3 micron particles emitted by the wearer), breathability allowing a wearing for a period of 4 hours and a permeability to air of greater than 96 l/m² and per second, for a depression of 100 pascal.
  • FFP2 or FFP3 masks complying with EN 149 + A1: 2009 or a foreign standard recognized as equivalent for those classes, provided that they do not have an expiratory valve;
  • masks reserved for non-sanitary uses guaranteeing a filtration of at least 90% 3 micron particles emitted by the wearer), breathability allowing a wearing for a period of 4 hours and a permeability to air of greater than 96 l/m² and per second, for a depression of 100 pascal. These masks should not have sagittal seams and should cover the face of the nose and chin. When reusable, performance levels shall be maintained after at least 5 washes.
• Candidates with disabilities are exempted from the obligation to wear a mask. They must carry a medical certificate justifying this derogation. The particular situation of people who require lip reading is taken into account.
• Distancing rules: irrespective of the layout of the premises, including in queues outside or inside, and in stairs, a distance of at least 1 meter must be ensured between two persons. Where no mask is worn, where the mask has not been made mandatory, this distance shall be increased to 2 meters.