French Public Health Code
In forceFor swimming pools under the authority or supervision of the Minister for Defence, the terms of this section apply subject to the following provisions:
1° The water supply to the pools must be provided under the same conditions as those mentioned in article D. 1332-4 or from authorised installations covered by article R. 1321-63.
The use of water taken from the natural environment and not authorised by the Prefect of the Department is authorised by the Minister of Defence;
2° The declaration and supporting documentation provided for in article L. 1332-1 are also sent to the Armed Forces Medical Corps;
3° For swimming pools under his or her authority or supervision, the Minister for Defence draws up the list of water supplies mentioned in III of article D. 1332-4;
4° For the implementation of controls by inspection and control officers under the authority of the Armed Forces Medical Corps mentioned in article L. 1332-5:
a) The documents formalising the procedures referred to in III of article D. 1332-9 and IV of article D. 1332-11 are made available to the armed forces health service;
b) The health records referred to in article D. 1332-10 are made available to inspection and control officers under the authority of the armed forces health service;
c) The results of analyses, of the water sampling programme and of analyses of the quality of the pool water, carried out by a laboratory approved in accordance with the provisions mentioned in article R. 1321-21, are sent to the Armed Forces Medical Corps;
d) The person responsible for the pool informs the Armed Forces Medical Corps annually of the opening dates of the pool and of any changes that may affect the implementation of health checks and surveillance;
5° Whether or not the quality limits and references defined by the order mentioned in article D. 1332-2 have or have not been respected or satisfied, the Armed Forces Health Service, when it considers that the swimming pool water or the hygiene of the establishment presents a risk to the health of individuals or that the facilities are not operating properly on a permanent basis, informs the Minister of Defence who may ask the person responsible for the swimming pool to restrict or even prohibit access to the pool or to take any other measure necessary to protect the health of individuals.
The person responsible for the pool informs the armed forces health service of the effective application of the measures taken. This information is sent to the Minister of Defence and, where use of the pool is not restricted to Ministry of Defence personnel, to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.
An order from the Minister for Defence specifies the procedures for implementing health checks on swimming pools under his or her authority or supervision by the inspection and control officers under the authority of the armed forces health service mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 1332-5.
