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Article L3111-11 of the French Public Health Code

Vaccinations carried out by approved establishments and organisations under conditions defined by decree are free of charge. Local authorities may carry out vaccination activities under an agreement with the State. This agreement specifies the objectives pursued, the categories of beneficiaries, the resources deployed, the amount of the subsidy granted by the State, the data that must be sent to the State, the procedures for evaluating the actions undertaken and, where…

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Article L3112-1 of the French Public Health Code

Vaccination with the BCG anti-tuberculosis vaccine is compulsory, unless there are recognised medical contraindications, at certain ages and depending on the living environment or the risks involved in certain activities. Persons with parental authority or responsible for the guardianship of minors are personally responsible for fulfilling this obligation. The terms and conditions of application of this article are defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, after obtaining the opinion of…

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Article L3112-2 of the French Public Health Code

I.- The fight against tuberculosis and leprosy is the responsibility of the State. To this end, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency authorises one or more tuberculosis centres and, if necessary, a leprosy centre, depending on the needs identified. Departments may be accredited as a tuberculosis centre and a leprosy centre for the purposes of their tuberculosis and leprosy control activities. II – The tuberculosis centres and leprosy…

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Article L3113-1 of the French Public Health Code

I.-Doctors and managers of public and private medical biology departments and laboratories report: 1° Cases of diseases requiring urgent local, national or international intervention to the regional health agency; 2° Cases of diseases requiring special surveillance to protect the health of the population to the National Public Health Agency. II.-A decree in the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Haut Conseil de la santé publique, determines the procedures for…

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Article L3114-1 of the French Public Health Code

When it is necessary because of the transmissible nature of the infections of the persons accommodated, cared for or transported, or because of the risk factors for the acquisition of infections by the persons admitted to these premises or transported in these vehicles, disinfection must be carried out using biocidal products: 1° Premises where patients have been admitted or accommodated and those where medical, paramedical or veterinary care is provided;…

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Article L3114-3 of the French Public Health Code

The use of toxic gases appearing on a prohibition list established by order of the Minister for Health, made on the advice of the High Council for Public Health, in the destruction of insects and rats in premises used for residential or other purposes, or in the disinfection of the said premises, is prohibited.

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Article L3114-5 of the French Public Health Code

An order by the Minister for Health establishes and updates the list of departments where conditions have been identified which give rise to a risk of development of human diseases transmitted by insects and which constitute a threat to the health of the population. In these departments, the State is responsible for defining the necessary control measures. A decree, issued after consultation with the High Council for Public Health, determines…

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Article L3114-6 of the French Public Health Code

Healthcare professionals and the biologist-responsible and biologist-co-responsible for medical biology mentioned in Book II of Part Six of this Code, practising outside healthcare establishments, are responsible for preventing all infections linked to their preventive, diagnostic and care activities. Where necessary, decrees will lay down the rules they must follow.

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Article L3114-7 of the French Public Health Code

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat: 1° The conditions for the organisation and operation of the disinfection service provided for in article L. 3114-1 ; 2° In departments where the existence of conditions leading to the development of human diseases transmitted by insects and constituting a threat to the health of the population has been observed, the nature of the measures that may be taken in…

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