Article L1422-1 of the French Public Health Code
Municipal disinfection services and municipal health and hygiene services are the responsibility of the municipalities or, where applicable, groups of municipalities, which are responsible for their organisation and funding, under the authority of the mayor or, where applicable, the president of the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation. The municipal health and hygiene services are responsible, under the authority of the mayor, for the application of the provisions relating to the…