French Sports Code
In forceThe 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 department;
3° The Prefect of each of the départements through which the event will pass, if the event takes place in several départements, or the Police Prefect for the Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly airfields, and also the Minister of the Interior if there are twenty or more of these départements;
4° The prefect of the département of entry into France, if the event is coming from abroad. The provisions of 2° and 3° apply to such an event if it also takes place in the territory of one or more departments other than the department of entry into France.
The declaration must be received by the competent administrative authority at least two months before the event is due to take place. This deadline is extended to three months if the event is to take place in more than one département.
A joint order by the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Sport sets out the composition and procedures for submitting the declaration file.
