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Title IV: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors

Article L3341-1 of the French Public Health Code

Any person found to be intoxicated in public places shall, as a police measure, be taken at his own expense by officers of the national police force, members of the national gendarmerie, municipal police officers or rural wardens, after having undergone a medical examination, carried out within or outside the municipality, certifying that the person’s state of health does not preclude it, to the nearest national police or gendarmerie station…

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Article L3341-2 of the French Public Health Code

When the person’s detention in a security room is terminated, if the conditions for this measure set out in the Code of Criminal Procedure are met, he or she need not be placed in police custody, as long as he or she is not required to remain at the disposal of the investigators and has been informed of his or her rights as set out in article 61-1 of the…

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Article L3341-4 of the French Public Health Code

In pubs that close between 2am and 7am, one or more alcohol screening devices must be made available to the public. In takeaway outlets, these devices are offered for sale close to the alcoholic beverage displays. The terms and conditions for the application of this article, in particular with regard to the period of availability, the number of devices and their technical characteristics, are laid down by joint order of…

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Article L3342-1 of the French Public Health Code

The sale of alcoholic beverages to minors is prohibited. It is also forbidden to offer such drinks free of charge to minors in public houses, shops or other public places. The person offering the drink must require the customer to prove that he or she has reached the age of majority. It is also forbidden to offer a minor, whether free of charge or in return for payment, any object…

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Article L3342-3 of the French Public Health Code

It is forbidden to admit minors under the age of sixteen who are not accompanied by their father, mother, guardian or any other person over the age of eighteen who is responsible for or supervises them. However, minors over the age of thirteen, even if unaccompanied, may be admitted to licensed 1st category public houses.

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Article L3342-4 of the French Public Health Code

A notice setting out the provisions of this Title shall be displayed in on-trade premises. A specific model must be displayed in takeaway outlets. The models and locations for displaying these notices are determined by order of the Minister of Health.

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