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An ERT (workplace with employees) falls under the Labour Code, not the ERP regime for public venues. Adequate extinguishing means, a displayed fire safety instruction, drills every six months, and a fire permit for hot work: here is the regulatory baseline behind the employer's general safety obligation (Article L4121-1).

Since January 1, 2025, every residential condominium over 15 years old must have a multi-year work plan (PPT), regardless of its number of units. What the plan must contain, how it connects to the technical global diagnosis (DTG), and what happens if a syndicate misses the deadline: here's what the law actually requires.

A nursing home (EHPAD) is a public-access establishment (ERP) of type J, generally from 25 residents upward. Automatic detection, extinguishers, evacuation built around residents' horizontal transfer, practical drills at least twice a year, an up-to-date safety register: these obligations stem from the amended decree of 25 June 1980.

A hotel is a public-access establishment (ERP) of type O: in-room detectors, extinguishers, a displayed safety instruction and evacuation plan, and regular technical checks. Since 1 July 2026, 5th-category hotels must also have their installations verified at least every three years.

A restaurant is a public-access establishment (ERP) of type N: extinguishers suited to kitchen risks, documented upkeep of extraction ducts and hoods, and since 1 July 2026, triennial verification of technical installations, gas included, for 5th-category establishments checked by competent technicians.

Before installing cameras in a store, a retailer must document the purpose, consult the staff council, display a visible notice, and limit how long footage is kept, usually around one month. Here are the CNIL obligations that apply today, and what the pending 2026 algorithmic anti-theft experiment would change.

Your business property insurance contract depends directly on how accurately you declare your risks to the insurer. An up-to-date safety register, our ScoreRisk, and a documented prevention plan all shape how insurers price your premium, assess risk declarations, and handle claims after a loss.

The safety commission checks that a public-facing establishment (ERP) meets fire and accessibility rules before opening or during operation. Its opinion (favorable, favorable with reservations, or unfavorable) is advisory only: the mayor decides. Here's who sits on the commission, how the visit unfolds, and what an unfavorable opinion actually triggers.

As soon as an employee performs hot work (welding, cutting, grinding) on your site or a client's, French regulation requires a fire permit (permis de feu). What must it contain, who must issue it, and what happens if it's missing? Practical answers based on the Order of March 19, 1993 and the Labour Code.