Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

The medical inspectors of public health and the inspectors of the regional health agency with the status of medical doctor exercise supervision over all the parts of the establishment assigned to the administration of the waters and the treatment of persons taking the waters, as well as over the execution of the provisions relating thereto. The provisions of the previous paragraph may not be interpreted in such a way as…

The establishments must be open, at least for the duration of the season, to persons who need to use the waters. In communes classified as hydromineral resorts, the duration of the season is the same as that for which tourist tax is levied in the resort. However, at the beginning and end of the season, the Prefect may, by decree, authorise the partial opening of establishments. In other communes, the…

In all cases where the needs of the service so require, regulations laid down by the Prefect, after consulting the operators, determine the measures to be taken with regard to : 1° The hygiene of toilets, baths, showers, swimming pools and, in general, all premises used for water management; 2° The free use of water; 3° The exclusion of any preference in hours for baths and showers; 4° Rates, with…

The regulations provided for in article R. 1322-47 are posted inside the establishment and are binding on the people attending it and the staff employed there.

One month before the opening of each season, the operators send the prefect a detailed price list corresponding to the various methods by which the water is administered, and the accessories that depend on it. No changes may be made during the season. Under no circumstances may any price in excess of the tariff be demanded or levied, nor may any sum in excess of the tariff be charged for…

The tariff provided for in article R. 1322-49 is permanently displayed at the main door and inside the establishment.

At the end of the water season, the operator of a mineral water establishment sends the Director General of the Regional Health Agency a statement indicating the number of people who have visited the establishment, as well as statistical information, the nomenclature of which is set by an order of the Minister for Health. This report is sent by the Director General of the agency to the Prefect and the…