Article R1312-3 of the French Public Health Code
Local authority employees are authorised by the departmental prefect on the recommendation of the mayor, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the president of the Lyon metropolitan council. In the case of City of Paris health inspectors, the approval granted pursuant to articles R. 2512-15-1 to R. 2512-15-7 of the General Local Authorities Code is equivalent to authorisation. The health inspectors of the Préfecture de Police…