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Article D331-2 of the French Sports Code

When an event has been included on the list provided for in article R. 331-1 (1), the federation, or the professional league it has set up, which is responsible for the safety and running conditions of the event, may, at any time, impose on the material organiser any measure intended to ensure the safety of spectators and compliance with the regulations and rules mentioned in article L. 331-1.

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Article R331-3 of the French Sports Code

The authorisation provided for in article L. 331-5 is requested at least three months before the date set for the event. Where the sporting event is a competition involving sports betting, the application for authorisation must be accompanied by the information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 131-38. In the absence of a response within one month of receipt of the application, the authorisation is deemed to…

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Article R331-4 of the French Sports Code

Organisers of profit-making sporting, recreational or cultural events where the public and staff involved in the event may number more than 1,500 people, either in terms of the number of seats or the surface area reserved for them, are required to make a declaration in the forms and under the conditions set out in articles R. 211-22 to R. 211-26 of the French Internal Security Code.

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Article R331-4-1 of the French Sports Code

Any competition, meeting, demonstration or public event other than those provided for in articles R. 331-4, R. 331-6, R. 331-20 and R. 331-46, in a sport for which no federation has been delegated and which is not organised by an approved sports federation, must be declared to the administrative authority at least one month before the date of the planned event. A joint order by the Minister for the Interior…

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Article R331-6 of the French Sports Code

A declaration is required for all sporting events which take place in whole or in part on a public road or a road open to public traffic, or on its ancillary roads, and which: 1° Either constitute events, races or competitions involving timekeeping, a ranking, based in particular either on the highest speed achieved or on a set average, or a timetable fixed in advance; 2° Or constitute events without…

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Article R331-7 of the French Sports Code

In the disciplines for which they have been delegated, the delegating federations lay down the technical and safety rules applicable to the events mentioned in article R. 331-6. The specific regulations for these events comply with these technical and safety rules, which may not be adapted on the basis of article L. 131-7.

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Article R331-8 of the French Sports Code

The organiser of an event mentioned in 2° of article R. 331-6 submits a declaration to the territorially competent prefect no later than one month before the date of the event. For events taking place within the territory of a single municipality, the declaration is made to the mayor or, in Paris, to the police prefect. A joint order by the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Sport…

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Article R331-9 of the French Sports Code

The organiser of a sporting event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance must obtain the opinion of the relevant delegated federation before submitting his declaration file to the competent administrative authority. The federation must give its opinion, which must be substantiated with regard to the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-7, within one month of the date of receipt of the request for an…

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Article R331-10 of the French Sports Code

The organiser of an event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance submits a declaration, accompanied, where applicable, by the reasoned opinion referred to in article R. 331-9, to : 1° The mayor or, in Paris, the police prefect, if the event takes place within the territory of a single municipality ; 2° The departmental prefect, if the event is taking place in several municipalities in the same…

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