French Public Health Code
In forceFor the purposes of this Chapter and in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005), the following definitions shall apply
1° Free circulation means permission for a ship to enter a port, to embark or disembark, unload or load cargo or stores; for an aircraft, permission, after landing, to embark or disembark, unload or load cargo or stores;
2° Point of Entry, a crossing point for the international entry or exit of travellers, baggage, cargo, containers, means of transport, goods and postal parcels, as well as the organisations and sectors providing services to them on entry or exit;
3° National focal point, the national centre which must be able to communicate with the contact points (RSI) at the World Health Organisation at all times;
4° Reservoir, an animal, plant or substance which normally harbours an infectious agent and whose presence may constitute a public health risk;
5° Public health risk, the likelihood of an event which may harm the health of human populations, more particularly an event which may spread internationally or present a serious and direct danger;
6° International traffic means the movement of persons, baggage, cargo, containers, means of transport, goods or postal parcels across an international border, including international trade;
7° Vector, an insect or any animal that normally carries an infectious agent constituting a risk to public health;
8° International travel:
a) In the case of a means of transport, a journey between points of entry situated in the territories of more than one State or a journey between points of entry situated in the territory or territories of the same State if, during its journey, the means of transport is in contact with the territory of any other State, but only for these contacts ;
(b) in the case of a traveller, a journey involving entry into the territory of a State other than the territory of the State from which the traveller departs.
