People who are not fully vaccinated are set to be barred from visiting restaurants, sports arenas, and even domestic flights and many trains in France.
The country’s governing National Assembly voted by 215 to 58 in favour of the new law, which is aimed at limiting the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19.
Up until now, a Covid pass has been required to go to restaurants, cinemas, museums and many other sites, but unvaccinated people have been allowed in if they show a recent negative test or proof of recent recovery.
The new law requires full vaccination for such venues and applies to everyone aged 16 and over.
Some exceptions could be made for those who have recently recovered from Covid-19.
The law also imposes tougher fines for fake passes and allows ID checks to avoid fraud.
Centrist president Emmanuel Macron had hoped to push the Bill through faster, but it was slightly delayed due to resistance from politicians both on the right and left and hundreds of proposed amendments.
More than 91% of French adults are already fully vaccinated, and some critics have questioned whether the ‘vaccine pass’ will make much of a difference.
Mr Macron’s government say they hope this will be enough to limit the spread of coronavirus without going into lockdown.
An election for the presidency is due to take place on April 10 this year.
Current president Emmanuel Macron justified the measures due to the pressure on health services due to the Omicron variant.
More than 76% of French ICU beds are occupied by coronavirus patients, most of them unvaccinated, and some 200 people with the virus are dying every day.
France recorded more than 2,800 positive cases per 100,000 people over the past week.
Last week, the country announced it would officially reopen for UK holidaymakers after nearly a month of closed borders.
Tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne said fully vaccinated travellers will be free to enter the country as long as they have proof of a negative coronavirus test taken within a day of departure.
There will be no need to self-isolate on arrival, a major relaxation which will benefit hundreds of thousands who travel between the two countries for work, tourism or family.
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