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Swimming Pool Legislation In Brief

Recent Changes to French Swimming Pool Regulations

As of January 2006, it became a legal requirement to secure ALL swimming pools to prevent children being accidentally injured or drowned.

However, there's a big difference between what you may need to comply with French swimming pool legislation, and what you need in real life, to give peace of mind and security for you and your guests.

Current French Swimming Pool Regulations Allow You to Secure Your Pool in One of 5 ways:

Swimming pool fence
An approved fence system to prevent children entering the pool area unsupervised.
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Swimming pool cover
A cover which, will take the weight of adult and prevent them from being immersed.
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Pool shelter (abri)
A rigid, retractable, raised structure over the pool, which prevents access.
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Perimeter alarm
Perimeter alarms sound on detection of movement through an infra-red boundary surrounding the pool.
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Immersion alarm
Immersion alarms are designed to sound on detection of movement in the swimming pool.
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Information

Current French swimming pool regulations state that as the owner of a private pool, you are liable to a fine of €45,000 if your pool is found not to comply with the new legislation. That rises to €225,000 for commercial or shared pools (i.e. pools shared between villas, hotel and restaurant pools or camping site pools).