BOOK III: SPORT

Annual season tickets giving access to professional sports competitions in which a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 is taking part may only be sold by them, by a commercial company appointed by them for this purpose or by a works council. These admission tickets may be in registered form.

The companies referred to in 1° of article L. 611-1 of the French Internal Security Code are responsible for supervising access to stadiums where sporting events attracting more than 300 spectators are held, under the conditions set out in articles L. 613-1 to L. 613-7 of the same code.

When a video protection system is installed in an enclosure where a sporting event is taking place, the persons responsible for its operation, in accordance with the prefectoral authorisation issued pursuant to Chapter III of Title II and Title V of Book II of the Internal Security Code, and the organiser of the sporting event must ensure that the video protection system is working properly before the event takes place….

The act of introducing or attempting to introduce by force or fraud into a sports venue, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, alcoholic beverages within the meaning of article L. 3321-1 of the Public Health Code is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €7,500. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to persons authorised to sell or distribute such beverages pursuant…

Drunken access to a sports venue during the staging or public broadcast of a sporting event is punishable by a fine of €7,500. The perpetrator of this offence is liable to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for violence resulting in total incapacity to work for eight days or less.

Any person who, while intoxicated, enters or attempts to enter a sports venue by force or by fraud during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

When committed as a repeat offender, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article 132-11 of the French Penal Code, or as part of a group, entering or attempting to enter by force or by fraud without being in possession of an access pass as set out in article L. 332-1-2 of this Code into an enclosure during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event…

During a sporting event or the public broadcast of such an event in a sports venue, inciting spectators by any means whatsoever to hatred or violence towards the referee, a sports judge, a player or any other person or group of people is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

The act of introducing, wearing or displaying in a sports arena, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, insignia, signs or symbols inciting hatred or discrimination against persons on the grounds of their origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, their sex or their actual or assumed membership of a particular ethnic group, nation, race or religion is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000…

The introduction, possession or use of rockets or fireworks of any kind in a sports arena during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, on an experimental basis and for a period of three years from the date of promulgation of law no. du aimed at democratising sport…