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Article D1321-103 of the French Public Health Code

The data relating to the quality of the water distributed includes in particular: -the results of the analysis of the samples provided for in articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22 and their sanitary interpretation by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency; -the summaries with comments that may be drawn up by the General Manager of the Agency, in the form of health assessments of the situation for a…

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Article D1321-104 of the French Public Health Code

Except in an emergency situation where all measures are taken to inform users as quickly as possible by appropriate means, the mayor will display in the town hall, within two working days of receiving them, all the documents sent to him by the prefect on data relating to the quality of the water supplied or only the summary with commentary to enable the data to be properly understood. These documents…

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Article D1321-105 of the French Public Health Code

When, by any means whatsoever, the results of analyses carried out as part of the monitoring provided for in article R. 1321-23 are made available to the public, every measure must be taken to ensure that these data cannot be confused with those obtained as part of the regulatory analysis programme carried out under articles R. 1321-15 to R. 1321-22. In addition, all monitoring analysis results must be taken into…

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Article R1322-1 of the French Public Health Code

This chapter applies to the exploitation of natural mineral waters for : 1° Packaging the water or importing it in packaged form; 2° The use of water and its derived products for therapeutic purposes in a spa establishment; 3° The distribution of water in public refreshment areas, outside the context of a spa treatment.

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Article R1322-2 of the French Public Health Code

Natural mineral water is microbiologically sound water that meets the conditions laid down in article R. 1322-3, originating from an underground water table or deposit exploited from one or more natural or drilled outlets constituting the source. It shows, within the framework of known natural fluctuations, a stability of its essential characteristics, in particular its composition and its temperature at emergence, which is not affected by the flow rate of…

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Article R1322-3 of the French Public Health Code

Natural mineral water must not contain a number or concentration of micro-organisms, parasites or any other substance constituting a danger to public health. It must also meet microbiological and physico-chemical quality criteria defined by order of the Minister for Health and, in the case of packaged water, by joint order of the Ministers for Consumer Affairs and Health. The physico-chemical constituents subject to a regulatory concentration limit are naturally present…

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Article R1322-5 of the French Public Health Code

The application for authorisation to exploit a natural mineral water source, provided for inarticle L. 1322-1, concerning a project for packaging, use for therapeutic purposes in a spa establishment or distribution in a public refreshment area, is sent by the owner or operator to the Prefect of the department(s) in which the installations are located. The application file includes 1° The name of the applicant ; 2° A study of…

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Article R1322-6 of the French Public Health Code

The Prefect of the Department in which the final exploitation site of the spring is located, after obtaining the opinion of the hydrogéologue agréé en matière d’hygiène publique, specially appointed for this purpose, submits a summary report drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and a reasoned draft order to the Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks for its opinion. The Prefect…

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