French Public Health Code
In forceI. - The products used for cleaning and disinfecting installations for producing, distributing and packaging water intended for human consumption are composed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to the processes and products used for cleaning materials and objects intended to come into contact with foodstuffs, products and beverages for human and animal consumption.
The methods of use of these products and the physical processes for cleaning and disinfecting installations are subject to specific requirements laid down by order of the ministers responsible for consumer affairs and health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail.
II. - The person responsible for placing on the market a product or process for cleaning and disinfecting installations, the components of which do not appear on the list drawn up by the competent ministers in application of article 11 of the decree of 12 February 1973 referred to in I, must, before the product is placed on the market for the first time, submit an application for authorisation to the minister responsible for health.
Proof of the safety and efficacy of the product or process for cleaning and disinfecting facilities provided by the person responsible for initial marketing is attached to the application file.
The Minister submits the application to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail for its opinion.
If the application for authorisation to place products and processes for cleaning and disinfecting installations for the production, distribution and packaging of water intended for human consumption on the market remains unanswered for more than six months, it is deemed to have been accepted.
III. - The provisions of I and II do not apply to biocidal products authorised following an authorisation procedure for making them available on the market pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012.
During the transitional period defined by Article 89 of the same Regulation, these provisions shall apply to active substances and, by way of derogation from the previous paragraph, to biocidal products.
IV. - The discharge of water used for cleaning and rinsing installations and the disposal of products resulting from water treatment must not be likely to harm human health or the environment, or constitute a source of unhealthiness.
