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A Sweden fan drinks beer as she watches the Euro 2016 group E football match between Sweden and Belgium on a giant screen at the fanzone near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 22, 2016. (c) Geoffroy Van der Hasselt, AFP Text by: NEWS WIRES Advertising Read more Under Evin's Law, which has been in place since 1991, alcohol is banned from sale to the general public inside stadiums in France, and Games organisers had not sought an exemption, a Paris 2024 spokesperson told Reuters. The law allows for an exemption for 10 events per organiser per year per municipality. "Paris 2024 will be organising more than 700 competition sessions over 15 days of competition," the spokesperson said. Such an exemption would have required a change in the law for an event the size of the Games. "It is the strict application of French law that allows catering services that include the provision of alcohol to operate in hospitality areas as they are governed by a separate law on catering," the spokesperson added. Alcohol was also banned from stadiums at the COVID-delayed Summer Olympics in Tokyo but events were eventually held without spectators due to the pandemic. Beer and wine was available at the 2012 and 2016 Games in London and Rio de Janeiro. There is better news for fans travelling to France for this year's Rugby World Cup, however, as organisers have negotiated an exemption for the tournament, which will be staged in September and October. (Reuters) Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning Subscribe Take international news everywhere with you! 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