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Article R1324-2 of the French Public Health Code

Any person who, through carelessness or negligence, damages public or communal works intended to receive or conduct water supply, or allows substances likely to harm public health to be introduced into spring water, fountains, wells, cisterns, pipes, aqueducts or water reservoirs used for public supply, is punished by a third-class fine.

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Article R1324-5 of the French Public Health Code

Failure to include on bottle labels the special information required to appear on them by the authorisation order defined in article L. 1322-13 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of article R. 451-1 of the French Consumer Code. It is similarly punishable to include on bottle labels any special information other than that which must appear on the label in accordance with the authorisation order defined in article L….

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Article R1324-6 of the French Public Health Code

Placing on the market and using materials and products intended for production, distribution and packaging installations that come into contact with water intended for human consumption, as referred to in article R. 1321-48 , or products and processes intended for treating water intended for human consumption, as referred to in article R. 1321-50, without having the certificate provided for in III and II of these articles respectively, is punishable by…

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Article R1331-1 of the French Public Health Code

The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety) may be consulted on any sanitation project at the request of the Prefect.

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Article R1331-2 of the French Public Health Code

It is forbidden to introduce into wastewater collection systems: a) Directly or through pipes in buildings, any solid, liquid or gaseous matter likely to be the cause either of a danger to operating staff or to the residents of buildings connected to the collection system, or of damage to sewerage and treatment works, or of a hindrance to their operation; b) Solid waste, including shredded waste; c) Spring water or…

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Article R1331-13 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Under article R. 3114-9, II, 2°, the mayor, as part of his responsibilities for health and hygiene, acts to prevent the establishment and development of insect vectors within his municipality. II – To this end, they may : 1° Inform the population about the necessary preventive measures and set up public awareness campaigns, where appropriate in conjunction with the Prefect; 2° For the application of the provisions of article L….

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Article R1331-14 of the French Public Health Code

Within the meaning and for the application of this section, the following definitions apply: 1° Surroundings: spaces located in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling and the facilities they contain; 2° Cellars: premises generally located underground and designed and built to be used for conservation and storage purposes; 3° Attics: premises consisting of that part of the interior space of a building located below the slopes of the roof and…

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Article R1331-15 of the French Public Health Code

The health and hygiene rules laid down by this section apply to residential premises, as well as to the surroundings of these premises and to the common areas of multi-family residential buildings. The same rules apply to installations such as mobile homes, campsites, huts, caravans, marquees, boats, caravans, informal shacks, shelters and containers. However, for these installations, a decree provides for the adaptation of the rules set out in sub-sections…

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Article R1331-16 of the French Public Health Code

Failure to comply with the health and hygiene rules laid down in this section constitutes offences which are investigated and recorded in accordance with article L. 1312-1 and punished in accordance with article R. 1312-14. It may also, depending on the nature of the rules disregarded, their importance or their accumulation, and having regard to the possible risk or danger resulting therefrom, constitute : 1° an emergency situation justifying the…

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