The provisions of this sub-section apply to public or private installations used for the production, distribution and packaging of water intended for human consumption. In addition to the production installations, which include in particular water catchments and water treatment installations, the installations include :
1° Public distribution networks, which include public connections linking the public network to the internal distribution network;
2° Installations not connected to the public distribution networks and authorised in accordance with articles R. 1321-7 to R. 1321-9;
3° The internal distribution network equipping the buildings served by the networks or installations mentioned in 1° and 2°, which includes:
-the private installation for distributing water intended for human consumption, i.e. the pipes and fittings installed between the taps normally used for water intended for human consumption, in both public and private places, and the public distribution network, but only when they are not the responsibility of the person responsible for producing or distributing the water;
-other pipe networks, reservoirs and equipment connected on a permanent or temporary basis.