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Article R1334-29 of the French Public Health Code

The removal or containment work referred to in this sub-section must be completed within thirty-six months of the date on which the owner receives the identification report or the results of the dust measurements or the last assessment of the state of preservation. During the period preceding the work, appropriate precautionary measures are implemented to reduce the exposure of occupants and to keep it as low as possible, and in…

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Article R1334-29-1 of the French Public Health Code

In municipalities with naturally asbestos-rich areas, exemptions may be granted from the obligation to measure dust levels and, where applicable, to carry out the work provided for in articles R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 , as well as from the obligation to measure dust levels following completion of the work, as provided for in article R. 1334-29-3. The list of municipalities concerned and the terms and conditions of this derogation…

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Article R1334-29-2 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 1334-29, the deadline for completion of the work may, at the owner’s request, be extended for work concerning the high-rise buildings mentioned in article R. 122-2 of the Code de la construction et de l’habitation and establishments open to the public defined in article R. 123-2 of this same code, classified in the first to third categories within the meaning of article…

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Article R1334-29-3 of the French Public Health Code

I. – On completion of the removal or containment work on materials and products in list A mentioned in article R. 1334-29, the owner shall have a person mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1334-23 carry out a visual examination of the condition of the treated surfaces before any return to the treated premises. He shall also have a measurement taken of the level of dust in the…

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Article R1334-29-4 of the French Public Health Code

I. – Owners of private portions of apartment blocks must compile, keep and update a file entitled “asbestos file – private portions” containing the following information and documents: 1° The report on the location of list A materials and products containing asbestos; 2° Where applicable, the date, nature, location and results of periodic assessments of the state of preservation, dust measurements, removal or containment work on list A materials and…

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Article R1334-29-5 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The owners referred to in articles R. 1334-17 and R. 1334-18 must compile and keep a file entitled “asbestos technical file” containing the following information and documents: 1° Reports on the location of materials and products on lists A and B containing asbestos; 2° Where applicable, the date, nature, location and results of periodic assessments of the state of preservation, dust measurements, removal or containment work on materials…

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Article R1334-29-7 of the French Public Health Code

The statement mentioning the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings comprising a single dwelling: the report on the identification of materials and products on lists A and B containing asbestos; 2° In the case of the sale of all or part of apartment blocks: a) Reports on…

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Article R1334-29-8 of the French Public Health Code

Pursuant to 1° of article L. 1334-15, in the event of non-compliance with the identification obligations defined in articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19, to carry out dust measurements, to monitor the state of conservation of materials, to implement precautionary measures, to carry out removal or containment work or to pass on information, the Prefect may order the owner of all or part of a collective dwelling mentioned in article…

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Article R1334-29-9 of the French Public Health Code

I. – In application of 2° of article L. 1334-15, the Prefect may require a survey to be carried out, at the expense of the building owner, to check that the measures planned or implemented under the obligations mentioned in 1° of the same article are appropriate and to determine any additional measures that may be required. This assessment is carried out by an independent expert body selected by the…

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