Title I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Vaccination policy is drawn up by the Minister of Health, who lays down the conditions for immunisation, sets out the necessary recommendations and publishes the vaccination calendar after obtaining the opinion of the Haute Autorité de Santé (French Health Authority). A decree may, in the light of changes in the epidemiological situation and medical and scientific knowledge, suspend the obligations set out in articles L. 3111-2 to L. 3111-4, L….

I.-The following vaccinations are compulsory, unless there is a recognised medical contraindication, under age conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Haute Autorité de santé (French National Authority for Health): 1° Antidiphtheria; 2° Antitetanus; 3° Antipoliomyelitis; 4° Pertussis; 5° Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infections; 6° Hepatitis B virus; 7° Against invasive pneumococcal infections; 8° Against serogroup C meningococcus; 9° Against measles; 10° Against…

Thanatopractors undergoing practical training and practising must be vaccinated against hepatitis B, unless they are currently infected or have been previously infected. Proof of vaccination or contraindication is attached to the application for training or authorisation to practise, under conditions guaranteeing the confidentiality of the information provided, as defined by decree of the Conseil d’Etat. The occupational physician shall ensure that employed thanatopractors meet the conditions mentioned in the first…

A person who, in a public or private institution or organisation providing preventive care or housing for the elderly, carries out a professional activity that exposes him or her or the persons for whom he or she is responsible to risks of contamination must be immunised against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis and influenza. People working in medical laboratories must be immunised against typhoid fever. A decree issued by the…

Any compulsory vaccination carried out under the conditions defined in this chapter must be the subject of a declaration by the doctor or midwife who carried it out, the terms and content of which shall be laid down by decree. This decree also lays down the procedures for transmitting to the National Public Health Agency the information required to evaluate the vaccination policy. If the person vaccinated has a health…

Vaccination against yellow fever is compulsory, unless medically contraindicated, for anyone aged over one year and living or staying in French Guiana.

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for any loss or damage directly attributable to a compulsory vaccination carried out under the conditions referred to in this Title shall be provided by the National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections set up under article L. 1142-22, on the basis of national solidarity. The Office will arrange…

Vaccinations carried out by approved establishments and organisations under conditions defined by decree are free of charge. Local authorities may carry out vaccination activities under an agreement with the State. This agreement specifies the objectives pursued, the categories of beneficiaries, the resources deployed, the amount of the subsidy granted by the State, the data that must be sent to the State, the procedures for evaluating the actions undertaken and, where…