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The Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior and Spatial Planning, and the Minister of Youth, Sports and Associative Life,
In view of the Constitution, including its Sections 21 and 37;
Given the code of Insurance, in particular Article L. 211-1;
Given the general code of the local authorities;
In the light of the Penal Code, in particular Article R. 610-1;
Given the code of the road;
In the light of the law n ° 84-610 of 16 July 1984 as amended relating to The organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activities, in particular Articles 16 to 18 and 37;
In view of the amended Act No. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security orientation and programming, in particular Article 23;
Vu Decree No. 83-927 of 21 October 1983 laying down the conditions for repayment of certain Expenditure incurred by the armed forces;
Having regard to Decree No. 93-392 of 18 March 1993 for the application of Article 37 of Law No. 84-610 of 16 July 1984 on the organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activities, as amended by Decree No. 2003-371 of 15 April 2003;
In the light of Decree No. 97-199 of 5 March 1997 concerning the reimbursement of certain expenses borne by the police forces;
Having regard to Decree No. 97-646 of 31 May 1997 on the establishment of services By the organizers of sporting, recreational or cultural events for the purpose Profit, as amended by Decree No. 2005-307 of 24 March 2005;
In view of the opinion of the National Council of Physical and Sports Activities of 17 November 2005;
In the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation As of January 23, 2006;
The Conseil d' Etat (section of the interior) heard,
Describes:
I. -The concentrations of land-based motor vehicles on the roads open to public traffic are subject to declaration when they have fewer than 200 motor vehicles or fewer than 400 motor vehicles of two to four Wheels, including accompanying vehicles. In addition, they are subject to authorization.
For the purposes of this Order, " Concentration " A rally involving the participation of motor land vehicles, which takes place on the public road in accordance with the code of the road, which imposes on the participants one or more points of assembly or passage and which is devoid of Of any classification.
II. -Demonstrations involving the participation of motor land vehicles which take place on circuits, courses or routes as defined in Article 4 shall be subject to
. By " Protest " The grouping of land vehicles with motor vehicles and one or more pilots or practitioners to present, in an organized way for spectators, a mechanical sport in its various forms.
Any concentration that has at least one Timing, even on a reduced distance, is viewed as a manifestation.
III. -circuits are subject to approval under the conditions defined in Chapter V.
In disciplines for Which they have obtained delegation, the sports federations mentioned in Article 17 of the aforementioned Law of 16 July 1984 enact the technical and safety rules applicable to the events referred to in Article 1
Disciplines, technical and safety rules applicable to the same Events are enacted by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for sports.
On the Circuits, grounds or routes, areas reserved for persons who attend a demonstration without participating in the event must be delimited by the organiser and comply with the technical and safety rules.
For the purposes of this Order:
1 ° " Circuit " Is a closed route that can be browsed several times without leaving. It can only be used for roads that are permanently or temporarily closed to public traffic. Its route is bounded by edges, banks or banks of banks or by any other means. Its coating can be of different natures, such as asphalt, concrete, natural or treated soil, grass, butterfly, ice. The same circuit may have several coating natures;
2 ° 1 " Terrain " Is an area of evolution not open to public traffic on which there is no defined route and where there are disciplines for which the timing is only an incidental element of the classification, such as trial or Crossing;
3 ° " Route " Is an unclosed route, from a starting point to a separate point of arrival, from unopened or temporarily closed roads to public traffic on which the departure is given individually to competitors;
4 ° " Link path " Is an unclosed route, from a starting point to a separate point of arrival, taking lanes open to public traffic on which participants must adhere to the highway code
The organizer of a concentration subject to declaration must file a declaration file at the latest Two months before the date of the event with the territorially competent prefect.
A joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for sports determines the composition of the file and the terms of its deposit.
Only concentrations and events organized by:
1 ° A sports federation as defined in Articles 16 and 17 of the aforementioned Law of 16 July 1984, or its national, regional or departmental bodies and its affiliated sports groups;
2 ° Natural persons or Bodies other than those referred to in the Regulation, after the opinion of the Regional Director of Youth and Sports, which shall, in particular, verify compliance with the specific regulation of the concentration or manifestation of the technical and safety rules Referred to in item 2.
The organiser of a concentration subject to authorisation or a protest must present to the prefect of the department of the place of the event an application
the concentration or the event takes place on less than twenty departments, the request for authorisation shall be sent simultaneously to the prefect of each of the departments crossed. If it takes place in twenty departments or more, it is addressed to the Minister of the Interior at the same time.
The request must be received no later than three months before the date set for the course of the concentration or the Protest. If the event takes place on a certified circuit, this time limit is reduced to two months.
A joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for sports determines the composition of the application file and the terms of its filing.
Upon receipt of a request for authorisation, the Prefect shall, in the opinion of the local authorities with the power of Police.
Except as provided in the third paragraph, the authorization is Issued by the prefect after the opinion of the Departmental Road Safety Commission. The Commission may recommend requirements in addition to those provided for by the organisers. The prefect may also prescribe additional measures in the interests of public traffic, safety or tranquility.
If the event takes place in twenty departments or more, the authorisation shall be issued by the Minister of the Interior on the advice of the prefect of each département crossed after the latter consulted the Departmental Road Safety Commission. The departmental committees may recommend and the Minister shall prescribe additional measures under the conditions laid down in the second paragraph.
The authorisation decision shall be published and notified to the applicant.
Any permitted concentration or manifestation can only begin after production by the technical organizer to the authority Who has issued the authorization or its representative of an attestation Written that all the requirements mentioned in the authorisation have been complied with.
The authorisation may Be suspended or reported at any time if it appears that the security conditions are no longer in place or that the organiser, despite the fact that he has been put in place by the administrative authority, no longer respects or does not Respect by participants and spectators of the provisions laid down in The special regulation of the event for protection
Any concentration or protest cannot Start after production to the competent administrative authority or its representative of an insurance policy subscribed by the organiser to one or more companies approved in France, in another Member State of the European Community Or in another State Party to the Agreement on the Economic Area European.
The insurance policy guaranteeing the event and its tests covers the civil liability of the organiser and the participants, as well as that of any person who assists the organisation with the agreement The organizer. The police ensuring the concentration is not required to cover the civil liability of the participants.
A joint decree of the Minister responsible for the economy and the minister responsible for sports determines the minimum amount of guarantees covering Personal injury and property damage, respectively.
The organiser is a debtor to the State and the Territorial communities of royalties representative of the cost of the Establishment of the special service necessary to ensure the safety of spectators and traffic during the course of the concentration or event as well as, where appropriate, its preparation and testing. This provision shall apply to the service of the order in the grounds of the event if it is organised on a closed circuit or on the course of the course for the concentration or event organised on the public road.
The organizer has an obligation to restore public traffic lanes and their dependencies Obtained for private use on the occasion of concentration or Protest
Any circuit on which Competitions, tests or training in competition and demonstrations shall be subject to prior approval.
For the purposes of this chapter, "
1 °" Competition " Any event organised as part of a demonstration, the objective of which is to achieve the best possible results;
2 ° " Testing or training in competition " A preparation or test, whether or not prior to a competition, to evaluate or improve the performance of the driver or vehicle;
3 ° " Demonstration " Any event that is intended for the presentation, motion, speed or manoeuvrability of land-based vehicles without training or competition.
Security conditions corresponding to These types of activities are defined by the technical and safety rules set out in section 2.
A joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for sports determines the composition of the application package and the The terms of its deposit.
The natural or legal person requesting a circuit approval shall bear the study and visitation costs necessary for the investigation of the case.
Approval is granted for four years:
1 ° By the Minister of the Interior, after on-site visit and the opinion of the National Board of Examination of the speed circuits, when the speed of the vehicles can exceed 200 km/h at any point on the circuit;
2 ° By the Prefect of the Department, after visit and advice of the Departmental Road Safety Commission, in any other case.
A new approval is required when the route of the circuit is subject to change.
The authorization of the prefect provided for in Article 8 shall be valid for the non-permanent circuit on which a Event, for the duration of the event alone.
The National Board of Examination of Speed Circuits comprises eight Members:
1 ° Two members appointed by the Minister of the Interior;
2 ° Two members appointed by the Ministers responsible for equipment and transport;
3 ° A member designated by the Minister of Defence;
4 ° A member designated by the Minister Responsible for sports;
5 ° A member proposed by the Fédération Française du sport automobile;
6 ° A member proposed by the French Motorcycle Federation.
The members of the Commission and its President, chosen from among them, are appointed by the Minister of the Interior for a renewable three-year term.
Each The rapporteur shall be appointed by the Chairman from among the members appointed by the Ministers responsible for equipment and transport.
The secretariat of the Committee shall be provided by the Ministry of the Interior.
The National Review Commission Speed circuits in particular for missions:
1 ° Verify that the circuit meets the minimum requirements imposed by the technical and safety rules provided for in Article 2;
2 ° Determine the arrangements to be made by the organisers to ensure, in particular, the Protection of spectators attending a demonstration, taking into account the nature of the event and the number and type of vehicles involved;
3. Propose, where appropriate, the modification of the provisions which it considers incompatible with The needs of public safety and tranquility.
The Commission hears representatives of interested local authorities and services as well as the owner and manager
It may request expertise from the relevant departments of the departments responsible for equipment and transport and proceed to the hearing of any person whose competition appears to be useful.
The visit of the committee shall result in the establishment of a report which proposes, if the opinion is favourable, the approval of the circuit either for a specified test or for several test types. These minutes, which may contain additional requirements, shall be communicated to the prefect.
In the field Of its competence, the Departmental Road Safety Commission shall carry out the same tasks and shall have the same powers as those devolved to the national committee for examination of speed circuits by Articles 18 to 20.
Approval is granted only if all the requirements mentioned in article 20 have been met.
The authority that issued the approval may, at any time, verify or have verified compliance with the conditions that have permitted the approval.
Approval may be reported, After hearing the manager, if the competent committee has found that One or more of the conditions that it imposed were not met
Organize an event with motor land vehicles on open roads to Public traffic without prior administrative authorisation shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Article L. 411-7 of the code of the road.
Organize a concentration or event other than that mentioned in the first Paragraph without making the declaration or obtaining authorization Penalty in respect of tickets for the 5th class.
is punishing penalties for the 5th class ticketing by the organizer of failing to comply with or failing to enforce the requirements Given in the administrative authorization granted to him or her.
shall be liable for the penalties provided for the 3rd class tickets for participating in a concentration or event involving the participation of motor vehicles, Not allowed while it was subject to authorization under section 1st.
Approved or delegated sports federations referred to in Articles 16 and 17 Of the aforementioned Law of 16 July 1984, send the calendar of concentrations and events organised by the sports groups which are affiliated with the administrative authority to receive the declaration or to issue Authorization.
Event organizers who have their registered office or residence abroad must submit their application simultaneously to the The delegating federation of the discipline, where it exists, and, as the case may be, to the Minister of the Interior and the prefects of the departments traversed or to the prefects, within the time limits provided for in Article 7.
The Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for the equipment jointly establish the list of prohibited roads, on a permanent, periodic or temporary basis, at all concentrations or events or in certain categories Because of their impact on the economy, tourism or general safety. They may, however, indicate under what conditions such routes can be traversed or borrowed from a reduced distance during these events.
The distribution or sale of printed matter or articles on the occasion of a concentration or event shall be carried out only under the conditions and in the places fixed by the Competent administrative authorities with the agreement of the organiser and the owner (s) Location.
The provisions of this Decree shall apply to Mayotte.
The concentrations and events that have been authorized prior to the date of publication of this Order or whose scheduled date is Less than three months to the same date shall remain governed by the Provisions previously in force.
Circuit approvals issued prior to the date of publication of this Decree shall remain valid until the normal date of their expiry, subject to the provisions of Article 23
Members of the National Board of Review of Speed Circuits on the date of publication of this Order shall continue to serve until the expiration of a period of three years from the date of their appointment.
Repealed:
1 ° Title II, including Articles 9 to 20, of Decree No. 55-1366 of 18 October 1955 on the general regulation of sports events and competitions on public roads;
2 ° Articles 1 to 8 and 21 to 24 of the same decree They apply to motor vehicle tests and competitions;
3 ° Decree No. 58-1430 of 23 December 1958 on the regulation of events or events organised in places not open to public traffic And involving the participation of motor vehicles.
Minister of State, Minister of Interior and Spatial Planning, Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice, the Minister for Transport, Equipment, Tourism and the Sea, the Minister for Overseas Affairs and the Minister for Youth, Sports and Associative Life are responsible for each Concerning the execution of this Decree, which shall be published in the Official Journal From the French Republic
Done at Paris, May 16, 2006.
Dominique de Villepin
By the Prime Minister:
Minister of State,
Minister of the Interior
and Spatial Planning,
Nicolas Sarkozy
The Minister of Defence,
Michèle Alliot-Marie
The Minister of Economics,
Finance and Industry,
Thierry Breton
Seals, Minister of Justice,
Pascal Clément
The Minister of Transport, Equipment,
of Tourism and the Sea,
Dominique Perben
The Minister of Overseas,
François Baroin
Minister of Youth, Sports
and associative life,
Jean-François Lamour
