摘要：Author Jean-Paul Lucas Université Paris-Est Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment (CSTB) 84, avenue Jean Jaurès 77447 Champs-sur-Marne cedex 02 France, Université de Nantes Faculté de pharmacie EA 4275 Biostatistique, recherche clinique et mesures subjectives en santé 1, rue Gaston Veil BP 53508 44035 Nantes cedex 1 France Key words: lead, legislation, paint, white lead DOI : 10.1684/ers.2011.0475 Page(s) : 316-22 Published in: 2011 Regulation of the use of lead compounds in paints in France has been modified regularly since the 19th century. The aim of this review is to analyse the regulations based on the most exhaustive possible compilation of laws and various types of regulatory enactments. Our reading of the regulations indicates that the generally accepted date of 1949 as the turning point when white lead was no longer used in paint is not justified. The Ministry of Health did not regulate this use until 1993; all earlier texts were issued by the Ministry of Labor and targeted occupational use of these paints. These regulations were thus never aimed at individuals painting their own homes, who were thus allowed to use lead in dwellings. The sale of white lead was not banned until 1993, although it might have disappeared from the market before then; sales data would be useful to clarify this question. Although the use of red lead in any form has been allowed in house paint since 1988, it probably disappeared in the mid-1990s due to labelling restrictions.
