Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Pharmacist public health inspectors, medical public health inspectors, health and social action inspectors, sanitary engineers, sanitary study engineers and sanitary technicians monitor, within the scope of their respective competencies, the application of the provisions of this code and, unless special provisions to the contrary exist, of other legislative and regulatory provisions relating to public health. They may call on the services of any qualified person appointed by the administrative authority…

To carry out their duties, the officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may operate on the public highway and enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. the premises, places, installations and means of transport where the provisions they are monitoring are to be applied. They may also enter outside these hours when access to the public is authorised or when an activity is in progress. If the occupier refuses access,…

I.-The visit is authorised by order of the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the premises to be visited are located. The order shall state the address of the premises to be visited, the name and capacity of the officer or officers authorised to carry out the visit and the times at which they are authorised to attend. The order is enforceable on the basis…

The officials mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may collect, on the spot or when summoned, any information, justification or document necessary for the controls. They may demand to see, obtain or take copies of, by any means and on any medium, or seize documents of any kind, wherever they may be, to facilitate the performance of their duties and provide them with the resources they need to carry out their…

I.-The officers mentioned in article L. 1421-1 may be authorised by the Prime Minister, the Minister for Health and, where applicable, the minister(s) responsible for the management or supervision of the authority to which they report, under conditions laid down by decree, to carry out checks and inspections within military units and establishments under the supervision of the Minister for Defence. The military authority has the right to refuse to…

Administrative and technical control of hygiene rules is the responsibility of : 1° The mayor is responsible for the general hygiene rules laid down, in application of Chapter I of Title I of Book III, for dwellings, their surroundings and outbuildings; 2° The State in other areas, subject to the powers granted to municipal authorities by specific provisions of this Code or the General Code of Local Authorities.

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.