The verification of water quality carried out by the Regional Health Agency, as part of the provisions of article R. 1322-40, includes an analysis programme for the sanitary control of natural mineral water. In order to carry out this programme, water samples are taken by the agency’s departments or by the staff of a laboratory approved under the conditions mentioned in article R. 1322-44-3.
The analyses of water samples carried out during the health checks provided for in article R. 1322-40 and their performance characteristics are defined by an order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail. They are carried out by a laboratory which must obtain prior approval from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…
The approved laboratories send the results of their analyses to the operator and to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who informs the Prefect as necessary.
The costs of sampling and analysis for the monitoring and health control of natural mineral water provided for in this sub-section are set according to the procedures mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 1321-19. They are paid for by the operator.
When the quality limits for natural mineral water set by the decree mentioned in article R. 1322-3 are not complied with, the operator must: 1° Immediately inform the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who will forward the information to the Prefect; 2° Immediately take all necessary measures to ensure that the non-compliant water cannot be consumed by the end user, even if it has been marketed, nor be…
In the hypothesis mentioned in article R. 1322-44-6, the marketing of packaged water, its distribution in public refreshment areas or its use in a spa establishment may not be resumed until the quality of the water has returned to compliance with the quality criteria set by the order mentioned in article R. 1322-3.
Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 1322-44-6 and R. 1322-44-7 and whether or not the quality criteria have been complied with, the Prefect, when he considers, on the basis of a report from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, that the operation or use of the water constitutes a danger to human health, asks the operator to take any measures necessary to protect human health or…
Packaged natural mineral waters are held for sale, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge, under one of the following sales names: 1° “Natural mineral water” or “Non-carbonated natural mineral water”, which designates a natural mineral water that is not effervescent, i.e. that does not spontaneously release carbon dioxide when it emerges in a way that is clearly perceptible under normal conditions; 2° “Naturally sparkling natural mineral water”…
The labelling of packaged natural mineral waters held with a view to sale, offered for sale, sold or distributed free of charge shall include, in addition to the particulars provided for in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the following particulars: 1° The name of the source…
Where the trade description of a specific natural mineral water differs from the name of the spring or the place where it is exploited, the name or place must be indicated in characters at least one and a half times the height and width of the largest of the characters used to indicate the trade description. The marketing of a natural mineral water from the same source under several trade…
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