Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

I.-The provisions of this section apply to public and private swimming pools for collective use referred to in article L. 1332-1 and to paid-access swimming pools referred to in article L. 322-7 of the French Sports Code. An order of the Minister for Health defines the notion of collective use of these facilities. They do not apply, with the exception of the provisions relating to the disinfection treatments mentioned in…

Swimming pool water covered by this section must meet the following conditions: 1° It must not contain a number or concentration of micro-organisms, parasites or any other substance constituting a potential danger to human health; 2° It must not be irritating to the eyes, skin or mucous membranes; 3° It must comply with quality limits, covering microbiological and physico-chemical parameters, defined by order of the Minister for Health; 4° Comply…

I.-The treatment products and processes used to comply with the rules laid down in Article D. 1332-2 are authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail. If an application for authorisation to use these products and processes is not acted upon for more than six months, this is deemed to constitute a decision to accept it. An order by the Minister for Health…

I.- Pools are supplied with new and recycled water. New water is supplied by non-recycled water that complies with the provisions of II and III. Recycled water is supplied by treated water from the pool. An order from the Minister for Health defines the methods for treating pool water. II.- New water is supplied to pools from a public distribution network or from water taken from the natural environment.Pools are…

The facilities or parts of facilities referred to in II of Article D. 1332-1 comply with the rules relating to the operation of the pool, hydraulic management and treatment of the pool water, as well as the requirements relating to the number of sanitary facilities, defined by an order of the Minister for Health.

I.-Persons other than bathers and staff, in particular spectators, visitors or accompanying persons, may only be admitted to the pool enclosure if areas separate from the bathing areas and including specific sanitary facilities have been provided for this purpose or if they are barefoot and have first passed through a footbath or a foot spray ramp. II – The provisions of I do not apply to the facilities mentioned in…

I-The theoretical maximum use of a swimming pool, corresponding to the capacity of the pool enclosure, is three people per 2 square metres of open-air water and one person per square metre of covered water. The surface area of diving or snorkelling pools permanently reserved for this purpose is not taken into account when determining the surface area of water areas. The person in charge of the swimming pool must…

I.- Access to beaches includes footbaths or foot spray ramps and body showers. II.- The location of footbaths and foot spray ramps must mean that bathers must use them when accessing beaches. Footbaths and foot spray ramps are supplied with running disinfectant water. The level of free chlorine or available chlorine in this water is greater than 5 mg/L. This water is discharged without being able to be recycled within…

I.-In areas where people must be removed from their shoes, attached, semi-fixed or movable floor coverings, in particular carpets and gratings, are prohibited, with the exception of channel covers for gratings. II.-Floor coverings in areas where people must remove their shoes must not impair the quality of the pool water and must be rot-proof, washable, resistant to impact and to pool water cleaning and treatment products, non-slip and non-abrasive. III.-The…

I.-The person responsible for the swimming pool organises and implements the monitoring of the establishment’s installations, water treatment system and air ventilation system. To this end, they draw up a protocol for monitoring parameters and keep an up-to-date health logbook, the content of which is defined by order of the Minister for Health. The health logbooks for the current year and, at the very least, for the two previous years…