Regulations

To face this issue, French authorities have launched several actions.

Public policies  : A French mediterranean mooring strategy has been published in June 2019. It aims to define guidelines and give priority to actions in terms of regulations and mooring organisation.
These actions are part of the program of measures of the plan d’action du milieu marin 2016 - 2021.
https://www.dirm.mediterranee.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/strategie_mouillages_annexes_2021_compressed.pdf

In order to help potentiel project holders to start a mooring organisation project, a tool box is under construction. It will clarify the requested authorizations, the potential public subsidies, the environmental guidelines, etc

At the french mediterranean scale, different regulations have been taken.

• Arrêté 123-2019 
  It is forbidden for yachts to anchor on protected species, and particularly posidonia seagrass : https://www.premar-mediterranee.gouv.fr/uploads/mediterranee/arretes/eec503812bac663e9c5536c6d5a59ee1.pdf
  This general prefectural decree n°123/2019 on the anchorage of +24 m has not been updated.

• Update 2024

  

• Summary of prefectural declination orders in force

  

  

To download the decrees in force and consult the updates, only the website of the maritime prefecture of Mediterranée is official.