Chapter I: Drinking water

I.-Products and processes placed on the market and intended for the treatment of water intended for human consumption, including chemical treatment agents and filter media, must, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use in public or private distribution networks and inside buildings, comply with specific provisions defined by order of the Minister for Health, aimed at ensuring that: 1° They are not likely, either intrinsically or through their residues, to:…

The person responsible for producing, distributing or packaging water, other than spring water, uses products and processes for treating water intended for human consumption that comply with the provisions of article R. 1321-50 . For spring water, the provisions applicable are those of article R. 1321-85.

Applications for authorisation of the laboratories mentioned in II of Article R. 1321-48 and II of Article R. 1321-50 shall be sent to the Minister for Health. An order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, lays down the administrative and technical conditions for the accreditation of these laboratories, relating in particular to their human…

The internal distribution network referred to in 3° of article R. 1321-43 may include an additional water quality treatment system, provided that the end consumer also has access to cold water that is not subject to this additional treatment. An order by the ministers responsible for construction and health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, defines : 1° The…

I. – The products used for cleaning and disinfecting installations for producing, distributing and packaging water intended for human consumption are composed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the processes and products used for cleaning materials and objects intended to come into contact…