Chapter V: Combating the international spread of diseases

The persons or organisations carrying out inspections with a view to issuing a health inspection certificate or health inspection exemption certificate are approved by the Prefect, on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, for a renewable period of five years. The approval specifies the ports in which they may carry out inspections. The application for approval is either sent to the prefect by the applicant…

The granting of authorisation is subject to : 1° The applicant’s ability to have a sufficient number of staff to guarantee the proper performance of the tasks entrusted to it; 2° Having the necessary equipment to protect personnel during the inspection and the necessary materials to carry out the inspection, sampling and analyses on site; 3° That the applicant and his staff are not involved in activities that are incompatible…

I. – The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing : 1° The name and address of the applicant ; 2° Where applicable, the articles of association and composition of the board of directors of the applicant organisation; 3° A description of the applicant’s main activities; 4° Where applicable, the organisation chart of the organisation carrying out the health inspections of ships. 5° The full name, position,…

I. – Any application for renewal of the authorisation must be sent to the Prefect at least ninety days before the expiry date of the authorisation under the conditions set out in article R. 3115-39 and in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 3115-38. II. – The renewal application file consists of the following documents: 1° The updated documents from the application file mentioned in I of…

The recognised organisation authorises the agents mentioned in Article L. 3115-1 to access its premises, its internal instructions and its documentation systems, including the systems used, relating to the performance of the duties assigned in this subsection. This inspection may be supplemented by a counter-inspection by a vessel chosen by the authorities.

The approved person or body shall send the Prefect an annual activity report by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt, or by electronic transmission with a secure electronic signature under the conditions laid down in article 1367 of the Civil Code and in implementing decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017, by 1 March of the following calendar year at the latest. The Prefect shall acknowledge…

Failure to receive the annual activity report from the approved person or body referred to in article R. 3115-43, or the sending of an incomplete annual report within seven days of 1st March of the following calendar year, will result in formal notice to produce this document from the Prefect. Failure to respond within one month will result in suspension of the authorisation until the annual report or the documents…

Decisions to suspend or withdraw approval taken by the Prefect are notified to the approved person or body in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of article R. 3115-43.