Question 11186 — security of property and people

Summary

Ms. Constance Le Grip alerts the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, to the issue of charging security costs at festivals. The 3,000 festivals, including 2,500 musical ones, which take place every year throughout France, are an asset for the country, as much in terms of cultural creativity as tourist attractiveness and economic dynamism. In the particularly sensitive context that France has been experiencing for several years, the question of the safety of people and property is a priority for all organizers. Some of them mention an increase in security expenses of 30 to 40%, which is not without threatening in the medium term the very existence of hundreds of these festive gatherings. Aware of this underlying trend, the organizers sought to address this issue, in particular through better coordination with the various levels of local authorities in grant requests. Faced with this situation, an emergency fund was created in 2015, primarily concerning music festivals but should disappear at the beginning of 2019. Article L. 211-11 of the internal security code, created by Ordinance No. 2012-351 of March 12, 2012, specified that additional expenses "which cannot be attached to the normal obligations incumbent on the public power in matters of maintaining order” must be reimbursed to the State. However, recurrently, divergent interpretations appear between the organizers of certain demonstrations and state services. In order to provide answers, the Minister of the Interior published a ministerial instruction NOR INTK1804913J of May 15, 2018, repealing circular NOR IOCK1025832C of November 8 2010. However, this new circular did not make it possible to respond to all situations, forcing the Ministry of the Interior and that of Culture to publish a joint press release dated July 6, 2018. The latter emphasizes the need for discernment by the prefectural authority of the evaluation of the additional cost generated by the commitment of the police for the benefit of the security of cultural events. He It is therefore requested that the amount of the service which will be invoiced “remains compatible with the economic balance of the festivals” and recalls that “any possible change in the amount invoiced must be discussed sufficiently in advance with the organizer”. However, concerns remain among professionals. These relate, in particular to the “missional perimeter” mentioned by the new circular, presented as the missions security services which cannot be linked to the normal obligations incumbent on public authorities. Although the ministerial circular specifies that this “missional perimeter” is the subject of discussions with the organizers, there are currently no plans for mediation in the event of disagreement. The prospect of a progress report in the fall of 2018, as part of the interministerial committee for monitoring the security of establishments and events cultural events created in September 2017, appears very distant for many organizers given the imperatives of the summer season. Furthermore, this problem will arise throughout the year for many concerts. She asks him to clarify whether the Government intends to perpetuate the emergency fund or open up the benefit of the delinquency prevention fund to festivals. She wishes to know whether the idea of ​​a moratorium for summer period 2018 which comes very quickly after the circular of May 15, 2018, was considered. Furthermore, she would like to know if the Inspector General of Cultural Affairs, designated as the sole contact within the Ministry of Culture for the question of festivals, can today act as a mediator in the event of disagreement between the parties.

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