Is it possible to demand the army to mitigate the consequences of the fuel shortage? Three days before the school holidays, a question arises. according to the information received from Opinion: the version was raised on Monday, October 17, during the meeting of the ministers concerned about the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron.
TotalEnergies workers have been on strike since late September, blocking refineries and hampering the logistics of supplying service stations. In a marked improvement, a strike at TotalEnergies’ oil refineries and warehouses is still in effect this Wednesday morning in Normandy, La Médée, Fezine and Flanders.
“Armies will always be there when the Nation needs them“, comments Figaro the source from the Ministry of Armed Forces. He confirms itOperational Energy Service logistical support can be mobilized to supply certain industrial and agricultural entities that may need it.which would therefore exclude service stations. “This will be triggered as soon as Total formulates an expression of need– continues the source, adding that at the moment.we got nothing“.
For its part, the press service of the Ministry of Armed Forces does not want to comment. However, they confirmedthat armies can contribute to a major crisis in the national territory when the services of other public services are insufficient, non-existent, unavailable or unfit to meet the need;“. This principle is called the rule of four.In:“. However, special rules must be observed.
- non-substitution and complementarity of internal and civil security forces
- Requisition and military command under the responsibility of civil authorities and within the framework of maintaining order, by decision of the political level.
Indeed, the means of armiesare not measured to permanently replace the services of other government services, but to be able to operate anywhere and at any time, including in a degraded situation.“, the press service concludes.
It was not the first time that the army intervened in such conditions. In July 1992, thousands of truckers blocked French roads and access to oil refineries to protest against the use of points in driving licences. The Prime Minister at the time, Pierre Bérégôvoi, then decided to send the army to raise the dams, and the soldiers supplied tanks to supply pumps in the Paris region.
Source: Le Figaro
