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Article D1333-32 of the French Public Health Code

Establishments open to the public to which the provisions of this paragraph apply are : 1° Educational establishments, including boarding schools; 2° Establishments for the collective care of children under the age of six; 3° Health, social and medico-social establishments with accommodation capacity from among : a) The health establishments mentioned in article L. 6111-1 and the army hospitals mentioned in article L. 6147-7 ; b) The establishments mentioned in…

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Article R1333-33 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The owner or, if an agreement so provides, the operator of establishments open to the public belonging to one of the categories mentioned in article D. 1333-32 has the radon activity measured: 1° In zones 3 mentioned in article R. 1333-29 ; 2° In zones 1 and 2, when the results of existing measurements in these establishments exceed the reference level set in article R. 1333-28. II – Radon volumetric…

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Article R1333-34 of the French Public Health Code

I.-For the application of article L. 1333-22, when at least one radon volumetric activity measurement result exceeds the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 , the owner or, where applicable, the operator must implement corrective measures to improve the airtightness of the building with regard to radon entry points or the air renewal of the premises. He shall have the effectiveness of these measures checked by measuring the radon…

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Article R1333-35 of the French Public Health Code

I.-When measurements of radon volumetric activity have been taken, the owner or, where applicable, the operator must update the register referred to in article R*. 123-51 of the Code de la construction et de l’habitation and attach the last two inspection reports mentioned in IV of article R. 1333-36. If there is no such register in the establishment, it shall keep these reports. These documents are made available to :…

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Article R1333-36 of the French Public Health Code

I.-The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety) or bodies approved by the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority) carry out the following in the establishments mentioned in Article D. 1333-32: 1° The radon activity measurements mentioned in article R. 1333-33 ; 2° Services for checking the effectiveness of corrective actions and work as provided for in article R. 1333-34; 3° Additional…

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Article R1333-37 of the French Public Health Code

I.-When the relevant government departments, the Regional Health Agency or the Nuclear Safety Authority have evidence that a professional activity is likely to use naturally-occurring radioactive substances, the competent authority may ask the person responsible for this activity to carry out a radiological characterisation of the materials, products, residues or waste likely to contain naturally-occurring radioactive substances. II – Radiological characterisations are carried out by bodies accredited by the French…

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Article R1333-39 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Distributors, suppliers and producers of natural materials or industrial residues likely to cause exposure to gamma radiation in excess of the reference level laid down in article R. 1333-38 must provide users of these natural materials or industrial residues with the mass concentrations of natural radionuclides present obtained by radiological characterisation. II – The radiological characterisations provided for in I are carried out by bodies accredited by the French Accreditation…

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Article R1333-40 of the French Public Health Code

The natural materials and industrial residues concerned by the obligation of radiological characterisation mentioned in article R. 1333-39 are : 1° Natural materials : a) Alum shales ; b) Building materials or additives of natural magmatic origin, such as : i) Granitoids, such as granite, syenite and orthogneiss ; ii) Porphyry ; iii) Tuff iv) Pozzolan ; v) Lava; 2° Materials containing residues from industries processing naturally radioactive materials, such…

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Article R1333-41 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Distributors, suppliers and manufacturers of construction products containing natural materials or industrial residues mentioned in article R. 1333-40 indicate an activity concentration index (I) in the documents providing the characteristics of these products from 1st July 2020. II.-The activity concentration index (I) is calculated by applying the following formula: You can consult the full text with its images from the authenticated electronic extract from the Official Journal at the bottom…

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