Any person who installs a public or private swimming pool, artificial bathing facility or bathing area for public use must make a declaration to the local town hall before opening.
This declaration, accompanied by supporting documentation, includes an undertaking that the swimming pool or bathing area complies with the health and safety standards set by the decrees mentioned in articles L. 1332-7 and L. 1332-8.
Each year, the municipality shall carry out a survey of all bathing waters within the meaning of article L. 1332-2, whether or not they are equipped, for the first time before the start of the first bathing season following a date set by decree. The municipality encourages public participation in this census.