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Book III: Combating alcoholism

Article R3322-1 of the French Public Health Code

Within the meaning of article L. 3322-9, traditional festivals and fairs devoted to traditional products are considered to have been organised at least once every two years, for at least ten years and for the last time less than five years ago.

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Article R3322-2 of the French Public Health Code

The declaration of festivals and fairs defined in article R. 3322-1 must be made to the Prefect of the département in which the event is to be held or, in Paris, to the Police Prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, to the Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefect, no later than 90 clear days before the festival or fair is to be held. A receipt is issued once the declaration file is…

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Article R3322-4 of the French Public Health Code

Applications for authorisation for the festivals and fairs defined in article R. 3322-3 must be submitted to the Prefect of the département in which the event is to be held or, in Paris, to the Police Prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, to the Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefect, no later than 90 clear days before the event is to take place. An acknowledgement of receipt will be issued if the…

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Article R3322-5 of the French Public Health Code

For each festival or fair, the authorisation is issued to the person responsible for organising it by the prefect of the département or, in Paris, by the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect, specifying the beneficiary of the authorisation and the date, place and times of the event. If there is no response from the authorities within two months of the date of…

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Article R3323-2 of the French Public Health Code

The specialised sales outlets referred to in 3° of Article L. 3323-2 are : 1° Sales outlets whose operator holds a licence authorising him to sell alcoholic beverages under the conditions set out in articles L. 3331-1 to L. 3331-3, with the exception of service stations; 2° The temporary outlets provided for in articles L. 3334-1 and L. 3334-2; 3° Permanent facilities for the direct sale of alcoholic beverages by…

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Article R3323-3 of the French Public Health Code

Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, restaurants and hotels, billboards advertising an alcoholic beverage may be placed on a counter or table. These signs and easels must comply with the provisions of article L. 3323-4.

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Article R3323-4 of the French Public Health Code

In pubs, restaurants and hotels, equipment, crockery and objects of any kind strictly reserved for the operation of the establishment, for the use of staff during their professional activities and for that of customers during their visit or stay in the establishment, may evoke the name of an alcoholic beverage. In this case, they may not be sold or given to the public free of charge. The terraces of public…

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Article R3332-1 of the French Public Health Code

The population taken into account in tourist municipalities for the application of article L. 3332-1 corresponds to the total of, on the one hand, the total municipal population, excluding the population counted separately, as obtained from the last census, and, on the other hand, the number of tourists who can be accommodated, determined by the sum of : 1° The number of rooms in classified and unclassified hotels multiplied by…

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