Section 3: Temporary installations

For the purposes of this section, a temporary installation is any demountable equipment or assembly intended to be used by the public, the framework of which is designed so that it can be assembled and dismantled repeatedly or only once, installed for a period of less than three months in a sports venue subject to the provisions of article L. 312-5.

The organiser of the event must have the installation of the temporary facilities technically inspected in accordance with the conditions laid down in Chapter V of Title II of Book I of the French Construction and Housing Code. The technical inspection covers the solidity of the elements making up the installation and their assembly, the adaptation of the installation to the ground and the safety of people linked to the…

The mayor must refer the matter to the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee at least fifteen days before the date scheduled for the event for which the temporary installation is being set up. Once the installation work has been completed and before the facilities are opened to the public, the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee will carry out the site visit provided for in article L. 312-12. The…

At least three days before the event is due to take place and following its inspection after the work has been completed, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Safety and Accessibility will issue an opinion to the mayor. Reasons must be given for any unfavourable opinion.

The mayor will issue an order authorising the use of temporary facilities by the public in the light of the opinion issued by the departmental advisory committee on safety and accessibility. The mayor’s decision is notified directly to the owner and operator, as well as to the event organiser.

An order by the Minister for the Interior and the Ministers for Construction and Sport specifies the standards that may apply and the type of documents that must be attached to the application to the commission and to the request to open temporary facilities.