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30.07.06, 12:02
PARIS (Reuters) - Parisian sunbathers will no longer be allowed to go nude or
wear g-strings on the capital's artificial beaches and risk a fine if they
are caught baring their breasts or buttocks.
City hall has issued a decree banning indecent clothing to preserve the
tranquillity of the sandy beaches created on the banks of the River Seine
every summer since 2001.
"People must behave according to good standards to maintain tranquillity,
security and public order," the decree said, according to Saturday's edition
of Le Parisien. "Notably indecent attire (nude sunbathing, g-strings and
toplessness etc) is forbidden."
The city police will be enforcing the rules, and anyone caught baring too
much flesh risks a 38 euro (26 pounds) fine.
Defending the decree, city hall sports official Pascal Cherki told Le
Parisien that indecent clothing "could have led to temptations and dangerous
behaviour on the banks of the river."
Topless sunbathing and g-strings are common on real beaches around France in
the summer.