"The right to leave and enter the national territory must be subject to possessing a certificate issued by prefectures and stating a compelling reason [for the travel] due to professional or family circumstances, as well as a sanitary passport certifying that the traveling individual has had a negative PCR [polymerase reaction chain] test within 48 hours preceding the travel", Estrosi said in a letter to the prime minister, as quoted by the RTL broadcaster.
The mayor of Nice has also demanded that the recently adopted rule allowing a 100-kilometre (62 miles) travel without a special travel permit, known in France as attestation de déplacement dérogatoire, not apply to regions sharing border with other states.
This rule was announced by Philippe on Tuesday, within a package of measures intended by the French government to gradually lift the coronavirus-related restrictions of movement.
Effective 11 May, people in France will be able to travel up to 100 kilometres from home within the country with no special permit required.
