Geez Bob - what got you so fired up on this? Does it affect business one way or the other?

Of course the Arrete is enforceable - it has been enforceable since January 9, 2006 - and operators like Philippe will have little choice but to comply unless they get some different message. As to arrests and sex offender status that is obviously an extreme worst case scenario that has very little likely relevance to tourists. Do you seriously think that the Maritime unit of the Gendarmerie will be out there making arrests of tourists, as opposed simply to asking people to cover-up?

What I think is most interesting about what has happened are the comments of the Reserve folks to Philippe that it is OK to be nude on boat or in water. It suggests to me that the Reserve is not behind the new sign or the change - I would guess the sign and new policy comes from the Prefet - but I know nothing beyond posts here.