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Article R1321-53 of the French Public Health Code

The internal distribution network referred to in 3° of article R. 1321-43 may include an additional water quality treatment system, provided that the end consumer also has access to cold water that is not subject to this additional treatment. An order by the ministers responsible for construction and health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, defines : 1° The…

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Article R1321-54 of the French Public Health Code

I. – The products used for cleaning and disinfecting installations for producing, distributing and packaging water intended for human consumption are composed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the processes and products used for cleaning materials and objects intended to come into contact…

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Article R1321-55 of the French Public Health Code

The water supply installations referred to in article R. 1321-43 must be designed, built and maintained in such a way as to prevent the introduction or accumulation of micro-organisms, parasites or substances constituting a potential danger to human health or likely to cause a deterioration in the quality of the water intended for human consumption distributed, such that the requirements set out in articles R. 1321-2 and R. 1321-3 are…

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Article R1321-55-1 of the French Public Health Code

The owner of the internal water distribution network mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 draws up, at his own expense, an assessment of the risks associated with the internal water distribution installations and a monitoring system for the internal installations distributing water intended for human consumption, the procedures for drawing up and implementing which are defined by an order of the Minister for Health and the Minister for the…

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Article R1321-56 of the French Public Health Code

The networks and installations defined in 1° and 2° ofarticle R. 1321-43 must be cleaned, rinsed and disinfected before being put into service or put back into service. The person responsible for producing or distributing the water must ensure that these operations are effective and that the quality of the water is maintained before it is put into service for the first time and after any operation likely to cause…

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Article R1321-57 of the French Public Health Code

The internal networks mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 may not, unless the Prefect grants an exemption, be supplied with water from a resource that has not been authorised in application of article L. 1321-7. They must not, as a result of the conditions in which they are used, particularly in the event of backflow, be able to disrupt the operation of the network to which they are connected…

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Article R1321-58 of the French Public Health Code

The piezometric height of the water distributed by the indoor networks mentioned in 3° of article R. 1321-43 must, for each network and at any point where it is made available, be at least equal to three metres at peak consumption time. When the networks serve buildings with more than six storeys, pressure boosters and pressure tanks complying with the provisions of article R. 1321-55 may be used. The provisions…

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Article R1321-61 of the French Public Health Code

The protection and treatment devices mentioned in articles R. 1321-53 and R. 1321-57 fitted to collective distribution systems must be checked and maintained. An order issued by the ministers responsible for health and construction, after consulting the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, defines the frequency and procedures for checking and maintaining protective devices.

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