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Article R1322-3 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

Natural mineral water must not contain a number or concentration of micro-organisms, parasites or any other substance constituting a danger to public health. It must also meet microbiological and physico-chemical quality criteria defined by order of the Minister for Health and, in the case of packaged water, by joint order of the Ministers for Consumer Affairs and Health. The physico-chemical constituents subject to a regulatory concentration limit are naturally present…

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Article R1322-5 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

The application for authorisation to exploit a natural mineral water source, provided for inarticle L. 1322-1, concerning a project for packaging, use for therapeutic purposes in a spa establishment or distribution in a public refreshment area, is sent by the owner or operator to the Prefect of the department(s) in which the installations are located. The application file includes 1° The name of the applicant ; 2° A study of…

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Article R1322-6 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

The Prefect of the Department in which the final exploitation site of the spring is located, after obtaining the opinion of the hydrogéologue agréé en matière d’hygiène publique, specially appointed for this purpose, submits a summary report drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and a reasoned draft order to the Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks for its opinion. The Prefect…

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Article R1322-7 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

When it is planned to use the water for therapeutic purposes in a spa establishment or when the applicant wishes to demonstrate the health benefits of water intended for packaging or distribution in public refreshment areas, and subject to the favourable opinion of the Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks on the application for authorisation to exploit the mineral water source, the dossier mentioned in article…

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Article R1322-8 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

The decision on the application for authorisation to exploit a natural mineral water source is taken by prefectoral order before the project is implemented. In the case of a coordinated procedure, the decision is taken by joint order of the prefects concerned. Reasons are given for these orders. The prefectoral authorisation order indicates in particular the identification of the holder of the authorisation to exploit, the use of the natural…

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Article R1322-9 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

Before the holder of the authorisation referred to inarticle R. 1322-8 makes natural mineral water available to the public, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall, within two months of receiving the request, check the conformity of the elements on the basis of which the authorisation was granted. The inspection of the installations and the nature of the samples taken and analysed to check the quality of the…

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Article R1322-10 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

If the installations are not brought into service within five years of the date of notification of the order mentioned in article R. 1322-8 or if operation has been interrupted for more than five consecutive years, the authorisation to operate a natural mineral water is deemed to have lapsed. Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 1322-12, if operations are interrupted for more than three consecutive years, a new…

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Article R1322-11 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

In the case of packaged natural mineral water and where the result of the verification mentioned in article R. 1322-9 is in compliance, the Prefect sends a copy of the operating authorisation order to the Minister for Health, for notification to the European Commission for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The same applies in the event of an amending order.

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Article R1322-12 of the French Public Health Code

November 5, 2023

The holder of an operating licence must declare to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and send him all the information needed to assess the project, prior to its implementation. The Prefect decides on this declaration within two months, either by issuing an amending order, or, in application of II of article L. 1322-1, by inviting the holder of…

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