Section 3: Health surveillance of means of transport

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.