French Sports Code

Drunken access to a sports venue during the staging or public broadcast of a sporting event is punishable by a fine of €7,500. The perpetrator of this offence is liable to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for violence resulting in total incapacity to work for eight days or less.

Any person who, while intoxicated, enters or attempts to enter a sports venue by force or by fraud during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

When committed as a repeat offender, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article 132-11 of the French Penal Code, or as part of a group, entering or attempting to enter by force or by fraud without being in possession of an access pass as set out in article L. 332-1-2 of this Code into an enclosure during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event…

During a sporting event or the public broadcast of such an event in a sports venue, inciting spectators by any means whatsoever to hatred or violence towards the referee, a sports judge, a player or any other person or group of people is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

The act of introducing, wearing or displaying in a sports arena, during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event, insignia, signs or symbols inciting hatred or discrimination against persons on the grounds of their origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, their sex or their actual or assumed membership of a particular ethnic group, nation, race or religion is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of 15,000…

The introduction, possession or use of rockets or fireworks of any kind in a sports arena during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, on an experimental basis and for a period of three years from the date of promulgation of law no. du aimed at democratising sport…

The act of introducing or attempting to introduce, without legitimate reason, any object likely to constitute a weapon within the meaning ofarticle 132-75 of the Criminal Code into a sports venue during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. The court may also order the confiscation of the object that was used or intended to be used…

Throwing a projectile that endangers the safety of persons into a sports stadium during the staging or public broadcasting of a sporting event is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. Using or attempting to use the movable or immovable installations of the sports stadium as a projectile is punishable by the same penalties.

Disrupting a competition or endangering the safety of persons or property by entering the competition area of a sports venue is punishable by one year’s imprisonment and a fine of €15,000. For the offence referred to in the first paragraph, the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of…

When committed as a repeat offender under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article 132-11 of the French Criminal Code, or as part of a group, entering or remaining in the competition area of a sports venue without legitimate reason is punishable by a fine of €7,500.