Subsection 3: Role of the departmental prefect

In the cases mentioned in article R. 322-6, the Prefect shall order an investigation to establish the circumstances in which the accident occurred or in which the situation became apparent.

The Prefect may issue the operator of the establishment with the necessary formal notices and set a deadline for putting an end to : 1° Failure to comply with health and safety guarantees ; 2° Failure to take out the insurance contract mentioned in article L. 321-1; 3° Particular risks posed by the activity of the establishment to the health and physical or moral safety of the participants; 4° Situations…

Without prejudice to the penalties set out in article L. 111-3, the Prefect may, under the conditions set out in articles R. 322-3 and R. 322-9, order the closure of an establishment whose operator opposes or attempts to oppose the administrative authority’s monitoring of compliance with the provisions of articles L. 322-1 and L. 322-2.