In addition to the labour inspectors mentioned in Article L. 8112-1, customs officers, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers, mining engineers and industrial and mining engineers are responsible for investigating and recording breaches and infringements of the provisions of this Title and the texts adopted for its application, the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC and the provisions of Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, as regards work equipment and means of protection. Officers authorised under Article L. 4314-1 of this Code are also responsible for investigating and recording breaches of these provisions.
To this end, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers have the powers provided for in I of article L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code.