In a press release, the prefecture of Savoie stated that an "unauthorized gathering" of the teknival or rave, or any other type of party, is possible in Savoie this weekend. The prefect declared that there was no rule to prohibit festive gatherings of a musical nature, such as teknival, rave, or free-party type in the department, as well as the transport of sound equipment or amplifiers during the same time period on the entire Savoie roads network.