Article R331-16 of the French Sports Code
November 7, 2023
The organiser is obliged to restore the roads open to public traffic and their appurtenances, which he has obtained for his private use during the event.
The organiser is obliged to restore the roads open to public traffic and their appurtenances, which he has obtained for his private use during the event.
The Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Transport jointly draw up the list of roads that are permanently, periodically or temporarily banned for all sporting events or for certain categories of them, due to the impact that their staging may have on the economy, tourism or general safety. They may, however, specify the conditions under which such roads may be crossed or used over a reduced distance during…
The distribution or sale of printed matter or objects during an event may only take place under the conditions and in the places determined by the competent administrative authorities with the agreement of the organiser and the owner or owners of the premises.
Organising a sporting event without the declaration required under article R. 331-6 is punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences. It is an offence punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences for the organiser to provide false information when making a declaration or, where applicable, to fail to comply with the additional measures prescribed in application of article R. 331-11. Knowingly taking part in an undeclared…
For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° “Meeting”: a gathering involving the participation of motorised land vehicles, which takes place on a public road or a road open to public traffic in compliance with the Highway Code, which requires participants to meet at one or more points or to pass through, and which has no classification, set time or timekeeping; 2° “Event”: the bringing together…
In the disciplines for which they have been delegated, the sports federations mentioned in article L. 131-16 issue the technical and safety rules applicable to the events and practice sites mentioned in article R. 331-18. In other disciplines, the technical and safety rules applicable to the same events are laid down by joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Sport.
Concentrations of land motor vehicles taking place on roads open to public traffic are subject to declaration. However, concentrations of less than fifty vehicles are not subject to declaration. Events involving the participation of land motor vehicles which take place on approved permanent circuits are subject to declaration. Events involving motorised land vehicles which take place on non-permanent circuits, grounds or courses as defined in article R. 331-18 are subject…
On circuits, grounds or courses, areas reserved for spectators must be marked out by the technical organiser and comply with technical and safety regulations. The technical organiser of the event provides the necessary human and material resources to inform spectators of the areas reserved for them and that access to any other area is strictly forbidden, in accordance with the detailed plans provided for in article R. 331-26 and the…
Organisers of a meeting subject to declaration must submit a declaration to the competent local prefect or the police prefect at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly aerodromes no later than two months before the date of the event. The organiser of a sporting event on an approved permanent circuit is subject to the same obligation. His declaration is accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion mentioned inarticle R….
The organiser of a sporting event on an approved permanent circuit must obtain the opinion of the relevant delegated federation before submitting his declaration file to the administrative authority. The federation gives its opinion, which must be substantiated with regard to the technical and safety rules of the discipline, within one month of receiving the request for an opinion. This opinion is communicated by any means to the organiser and,…
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