| If you buy a property and you decide to build a | | | | danger. |
| swimming-pool, you should be aware of the delay | | | | • Blankets must be made, constructed or |
| regarding the security system that you will use. The | | | | installed to prevent accidental flooding of children |
| pool must be secured during the water filling or at | | | | under 5 years and to resist the crossing of an adult |
| the end of the pool's work. The manufacturer or the | | | | and not cause injury. (NF P90-308) |
| installer of the pool must provide you a technical note | | | | • Shelters must be made, constructed or |
| indicating: | | | | installed so as not to cause injury and be such that, |
| • the characteristics, operating conditions and | | | | when closed, river pools are inaccessible to children |
| maintenance of the device | | | | under 5 years (NF P90-309) |
| • the risk of drowning, general preventive | | | | • Security barriers must be made, |
| measures to be taken and recommendations | | | | constructed or installed to prevent the passage of |
| attached to the use of this safety device. | | | | children under 5 years old without adult help, to resist |
| There are others swimming pool concerned by the | | | | the actions of a child under 5 years, including |
| law on security: inground or semi-inground pools | | | | regarding the locking of access, and not to cause |
| (family, hotels, residence, camping…) but also | | | | injury. (NF P90-306). |
| Jacuzzi. In fact, there is nothing in the law regarding a | | | | For pools built before June 2004 8th, the |
| minimum size for pool. | | | | manufacturer or the device installer should give you a |
| Regarding the security devices chosen, there are | | | | receipt saying that your security system is in |
| four different possibilities that must respond to the | | | | agreement with the French law. If your |
| French standards or to the regulatory of a member | | | | swimming-pool was equipped with a security system |
| state of the European Union: | | | | by a previous owner, you need to be able to prove |
| • Alarms must meet the standard NF | | | | with a certified document that your security device |
| P90-307 and are generally less expensive systems | | | | complies with the law. |
| and can also use a very simplified as automatic. | | | | The only swimming pool that are not affected by |
| Alarms should be made, constructed or installed so | | | | these regulations are above-ground pools, indoor |
| that all controls activation and deactivation cannot be | | | | pools, inflatable pools and those from swimming |
| used by children under 5 years. | | | | centers (as there is constantly a life-guard). Maries, |
| - Perimeter alarm: it builds a security perimeter around | | | | Gendarmes and DDE (French road equipment |
| the pool and when people cross the perimeter siren | | | | government bureau) are in charge of controlling if |
| sounded to warn you of danger. | | | | every owner of a swimming pool complies with the |
| - Immersive alarm: the alarm fires when a body | | | | Law. If not, the owner must pay a penalty of |
| enters the pond water through one or more sensors | | | | €45,000. |
| installed in this one. A siren will sound to warn of | | | | |