France since July 1st to implement the lights out order"

French environment ministry issued regulations in January 30th, shops and office buildings in the night lights, in order to save energy and reduce light pollution.

According to the provisions, since July 1st this year, the French all non residential buildings will be in the last one left off the internal lighting facilities; all buildings exterior lighting facilities and shops outside the window lighting must be closed in the morning after 1.

The French environment ministry estimates that after the implementation of the new regulations, the annual savings of 2 billion kwh of electricity, equivalent to the annual power consumption of 750 thousand households. Environment minister Delfina Baho said that France adopted the new regulations in Europe to promote the prevention of light pollution, in order to avoid the impact of the ecological system and people's sleep habits.

According to the new regulations, local governments can lift the lights off during Christmas and local festivals".