On a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or, by application of the third paragraph of article L. 1422-1, the Director of the municipal health and hygiene service of the municipality concerned, the State representative in the département may prescribe any protective measures, including stopping work, if work entails a risk of exposure to lead for the occupants of a building or the surrounding population.
The cost of any precautionary measures taken will be borne by the owner, co-owners’ association or operator of the accommodation.