The organiser of an event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance submits a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to : 1° The mayor or, in Paris, the police prefect, if the event takes place within the territory of a single municipality ; 2° The departmental prefect, if the event is taking place in several municipalities in the same…
As soon as the declaration file is received, the competent administrative authority refers the matter to the local traffic police authorities for their opinion. If the prefect is the competent administrative authority, he may also refer the matter to the departmental road safety committee for its opinion. This administrative authority may prescribe additional measures to those planned by the organiser if the latter appear insufficient to guarantee the safety of…
An event may not begin until the insurance cover referred to in article L. 331-9, taken out by the organiser, has been produced to the competent administrative authority.
The organiser is liable to the State and local authorities for fees representing the cost of setting up the special security service required to ensure the safety of spectators and traffic during the event and, where applicable, its preparation.
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.
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