I.-The articles of this section apply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons.
II – In this section, the term “owner” means :
1° For the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-15, the owner or owners of the built property;
2° For the private portions of buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-16, the owner or owners of the private portion;
3° For the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-17, the owner or owners of the building or, in the case of joint ownership, the joint owners’ association;
4° For the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-18, the owner or owners of the building, or the syndicate of co-owners in the case of joint ownership.
III -If the owner or owners mentioned in 4° of II of this article cannot be identified, the obligations incumbent upon them under the provisions of this section are the responsibility of the operator or operators of the building.
IV-The lists A, B and C of materials and products likely to contain asbestos, mentioned in this section, are detailed in appendix 13-9 of this code.