Paragraph 3: Health checks

The verification of water quality carried out by the Regional Health Agency, as part of the provisions of article R. 1322-40, includes an analysis programme for the sanitary control of natural mineral water. In order to carry out this programme, water samples are taken by the agency’s departments or by the staff of a laboratory approved under the conditions mentioned in article R. 1322-44-3.

The analyses of water samples carried out during the health checks provided for in article R. 1322-40 and their performance characteristics are defined by 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. They are carried out by a laboratory which must obtain prior approval from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

The approved laboratories send the results of their analyses to the operator and to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who informs the Prefect as necessary.

The costs of sampling and analysis for the monitoring and health control of natural mineral water provided for in this sub-section are set according to the procedures mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 1321-19. They are paid for by the operator.