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Article L1322-8 of the French Public Health Code

Within the protection perimeter, the owner of a spring declared to be in the public interest has the right to carry out on another person’s land, with the exception of dwellings and adjoining yards, all the catchment and development work necessary for the conservation, operation and distribution of this spring, where such work has been authorised. The owner of the land is heard in the appraisal.

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Article L1322-10 of the French Public Health Code

Occupation of a plot of land included within the protection perimeter for the purposes of carrying out the work provided for in article L. 1322-8 may only take place by virtue of an order issued by the representative of the State in the département, which sets the duration of the order. When the occupation of land included within the perimeter or the application of articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7…

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Article L1322-11 of the French Public Health Code

The owner of the spring is responsible for repairing any damage caused by measures imposed under articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, as well as damage caused by work carried out under articles L. 1322-8 and L. 1322-10. In the cases provided for by articles L. 1322-3 to L. 1322-7, the compensation due by the owner of the spring may not exceed the amount of the material losses suffered by…

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Article L1322-12 of the French Public Health Code

Decisions concerning the execution or destruction of works on the land of others may only be executed after the deposit of a bond, the amount of which is set by the court and which serves as a guarantee for the payment of compensation in the cases listed in article L. 1322-11. The State, in respect of springs of which it is the owner, is exempt from the requirement to provide…

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Article L1322-13 of the French Public Health Code

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter, in particular those relating to the monitoring of their implementation, as well as the conditions under which the expenses relating to water quality monitoring are to be borne by the operator under the conditions defined in article L. 1321-5, are determined by decree by the Conseil d’Etat.

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Article L1322-14 of the French Public Health Code

The use of water unfit for human consumption is possible for certain domestic uses or in the food businesses mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 1321-1, when the quality of this water has no influence, direct or indirect, on the health of the user or on the wholesomeness of the final foodstuff. A decree in the Conseil d’Etat determines the procedures for applying the provisions of…

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Article L1324-1 A of the French Public Health Code

I.-Irrespective of criminal prosecution, in the event of non-compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1321-1, L. 1321-2, L. 1321-4, L. 1321-8, L. 1321-9, L. 1322-2, L. 1322-3 and L. 1322-4 or of the regulations and individual decisions taken for their application, the competent administrative authority gives formal notice to the person responsible for the production or distribution of water to the public or, failing this, to the owner of…

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Article L1324-1 B of the French Public Health Code

When an installation for the production or distribution of water to the public or a spa establishment is operated without the authorisation or declaration provided for in articles L. 1321-7 or L. 1322-1, the competent administrative authority gives formal notice to the person responsible for the production or distribution of water to the public or, failing this, to the owner of the installation for the production or distribution of water…

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