CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Municipal policing is carried out by the mayor, however: 1° The representative of the State in the département may take, for all or several of the communes in the département, and in all cases where this has not been provided for by the municipal authorities, any measures relating to the maintenance of public health, safety and tranquillity. This right may only be exercised by the State representative in the department…

The powers conferred on the mayor by article L. 2213-4 do not prevent the representative of the State in the department from prohibiting, by means of a reasoned order, for several communes or for a single commune after formal notice has been sent to the mayor and has remained without result, access to certain roads or certain portions of roads or certain sectors of the commune or communes to vehicles…

Permissions de voirie are issued by the representative of the State in the département, after the mayor has given his opinion in cases where he is not responsible for issuing them himself.

Precarious or essentially revocable road permissions on public roads which are placed within the remit of the mayor and the purpose of which is, in particular, the establishment in the ground of the public road of pipes intended for the passage or conduct of water or gas may, in the event of refusal by the mayor not justified by the general interest, be granted by the representative of the State…

Public analysis laboratories run by local authorities are an essential part of public health safety policy; these laboratories are an integral part of the risk prevention and health crisis management system. They operate in the fields of veterinary public health, plant health and in monitoring the quality of food, drinking water and the environment. In the event of a serious threat or damage to public health, the representative of the…

Where a tunnel or bridge spans several départements, the management of rescue operations, under the responsibility of the municipal police pursuant to article L. 2212-2, is entrusted, in the event of an accident, disaster or catastrophe, for the road tunnels referred to in article L. 118-1 of the Code de la voirie routière, to the representative of the State competent to act as the administrative authority responsible for safety and…

Without prejudice to articles L. 2213-1 and L. 3221-4, the representative of the State in the department may, for reasons relating to public order or the safety of persons and property, regulate traffic and parking conditions on roads or portions of roads that he/she determines, located within a radius of five kilometres around the demarcated premises or enclosed land, to ensure the protection of establishments or facilities housing nuclear materials…