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...THE NEW LAW OF 24th DECEMBER 2003
Law 24th December 2003, - "Rules about security
matter in winter sports: alpine and cross country ski"
published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 3 of 5th January
2004
Art.8 (Obligation to use the safety cap for children
till 14 years of age)
1.In the alpine ski and snowboard practice is obliged
for children till 14 years of age to have on the safety
cap in keeping with the characteristic of subsection 3.
2.The person who violetes the disposal of subsection 1
has to pay an amministrative sanction from Euro 30,00 to
Euro 150,00.
3.Within 3 months from the date of came into force of
this law, the Healthy Minister and Infrasructure and
Transport Minister, heard the concerned people of CONI,
establish with own decree the technical characteristics
of safety cap of subsection 1, and establish the type of
omologation, the conformity checks of the production and
appropiate controls.
4.Anyone who imports or produces for the trading safety
caps not similar to the characteristics of subsection 3
has to pay an amministrative sanction from Euro 5.000,00
to Euro 100.000,00.
5.Anyone who trades safety caps not similar to the
characteristics of subsection 3 has to pay an
amministrative sanction from Euro 500,00 euro a 5.000,00
euro.
6.The safety caps not similar to the characteristics
prescribed are subjected to impoundment from legal
authority.
7.Disposals of subsection 1,2,4,5 and 6 are applied from
1st January 2005.
Art. 9 (Speed)
1.Skiers have to keep a conduct, that in relation to the
ski runs characteristics and to the enviroment situation,
do not be a danger for the other people's safety.
2.Speed has to be moderate in the ski runs with not
enough visual, near prefabricated or obstacles, in the
crossings, in the forks, in case of fog, low visibility
or crowding, in the bottlenek and in presence of
beginners.
Art. 10 (Priority)
1.The upstream's skier has to keep a direction which
allows him to avoid collisions or interferences with the
downstream's skier.
Art. 11 (Overtaking)
1.Skier who wants to overtake another skier has to be
sure to have sufficient space for his purpose and to
have sufficient visibility.
2. Overtaking can be effected both upstream and
downstream, on rights and on links keeping at a certain
distance in order to avoid hitches to the overtaken
skier.
Art. 12 (Crossing)
1.In the crossing skiers have to give the priority to
who come from right or in accordance with the
indications.
Art. 13 (Waiting)
1.Skiers must wait at the ski runs' sides in order to
avoid dangers to other skiers.
2.Skiers have not to stop at the obliged passages, near
rices or in places with low visibility.
3.In case of falls or accidents, the skiers must go at
the ski runs's sides.
4.Anyone must inform a qualified person with adequate
signals about the presence of an injured person.
Art. 14 (Failure to stop and give assistance)
1.In all cases not included into the second subsection
of the art. 593 of penal code, anyone during ski
practice or during other snow sports, who find a person
in difficulty and he does not stop and give assistance,
i.e. he does not inform immediately the manager, by any
call station, about the accident occurred, is subject to
pay an amministrative sanction from Euro 250,00 to
1.000,00 euro.
Art. 15 (Transit and ascent)
1.Is not allowed walking on ski runs, a part cases of
urgent need.
2.Anyone who goes down ski slopes without ski must walk
at slope's sides, in according to art. 16, subsection 3.
3.In case of competions is not allowed to strangers
overtake the limites signaled, waiting or walking on the
competition's ski runs.
4.Ascent ski runs without ski is usually not allowed. It
is allowed only with a previous authorization, in case
of urgent need, and however it must happen at ski runs'
sides, having care to avoid risks for skiers' safety in
accordance to the present law's rule, and to regulation
of the manager of the equipped ski area.
Art. 16 (Mechanical vehicles)
1.It is not allowed to mechanical vehicles the ski run's
use, a part what the present article expects.
2.The mechanical vehicles for lifts and slopes servicing
and maintenance can entry only during the closing time,
a part case of urgent need, and however with luminous
and acustical mechanisms' use.
3.Skiers, in the case of subsection 2, have to give the
priority to mechanical vehicles for lifts and run
servicing and maintenance and they must permit their
fast and easy circulation.
Art. 17 (Outrun ski and nordic ski)
1.The lift's dealer and manager are not responsible of
accident happened along out-runs served by the same
lifts.
2.People who plays nordic ski must be equipped with
electronics systems, where needed, in bad weather
conditions, and if exist avalanches risks in order to
grant a qualified help.
Art. 18 (Further prescriptions for safety and sanctions)
1.Regions and town counsil could have further
prescriptions to grant the safety and the best use of
ski runs and ski lifts.
2.Regions decide the amount of amministrative sanctions
to apply in case of violation of disposal of art 5,
subsection 3,6, from 9 to 13 and from 15 to 17, to
establish between a minimum of 20,00 euro and a maximum
of 250,00 euro.
Art. 19 (Contributory negligence)
1.In case of accident between skiers, until proved
otherwise, it assumes that both skiers have contribute
to produce the same damages.
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