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Article A322-1 of the French Sports Code

It is the responsibility of the administrative authority, when requesting the issue of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record and the information contained in the automated national judicial file of perpetrators of sexual or violent offences, to ensure that the operator of an establishment mentioned in article L. 322-1 has not been convicted of a crime or one of the offences mentioned in article L. 212-9.

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Article A322-2 of the French Sports Code

The administrative authority may oppose the opening or order the temporary or permanent closure of an establishment whose operator has refused to provide it with information enabling it to monitor the operator’s compliance with the guarantee provided for in article L. 322-1.

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Article A322-3-1 of the French Sports Code

To practise the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64, the operator of an establishment that organises one of these activities must ask the participant to either: 1° To attest to their ability to swim twenty-five metres and to immerse themselves. If the participant does not have legal capacity, his/her legal representative must attest to this capacity; 2° Present a certificate stating that they have passed the…

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Article A322-3-2 of the French Sports Code

I.-The Pass-nautique test mentioned in the last paragraph of Article A. 322-3-1 ensures that the participant is able to: -jump into the water ; float on their back for five seconds; – stand upright in the water; float on their back for five seconds; – perform vertical levitation for five seconds; – swim on their stomach for twenty seconds; -swim on your stomach for twenty metres; -Cross a line of…

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Article A322-3-3 of the French Sports Code

The certificates referred to in 3° of article A. 322-3-1 of the French Sports Code are as follows: 1° The certificate of passing the “Pass nautique” test referred to in I of article A. 322-3-2 of the French Sports Code ; 2° The certificate of safe swimming skills (ASNS) validated during school time referred to inarticle D. 312-47-2 of the Education Code , or the “savoir-nager en sécurité” certificate validated…

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Article A322-3-4 of the French Sports Code

The federations that have been delegated responsibility for the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 lay down the safety rules allowing the practice of persons who cannot provide the certificate or certificates provided for in article A. 322-3-1 or take the test mentioned in article A. 322-3-2. The establishments mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64 may organise the practice of these persons in accordance…

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Article A322-3-5 of the French Sports Code

In each establishment organising water sports activities mentioned in sub-section 2, in a place visible to all, a board displays a map of the areas in common use, indicating: – zones that are prohibited, dangerous or reserved for different uses; -the authorised limits of navigation and their markings. For river courses, this map indicates the class of the course with reference to the classification criteria set out in Annex III-12.

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Article A322-4 of the French Sports Code

The declaration of the initial opening of a swimming pool or bathing area provided for in article L. 1332-1 of the Public Health Code must be accompanied by supporting documentation. These documents are drawn up in accordance with the procedures defined in appendix III-7 of this code. They must be sent in triplicate to the town hall where the establishment is to be located no later than two months before…

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