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April 2026 brings new EHS deadlines EHS VLEP, PFAS measurements, ICPE requirements, and more. This checklist summarizes the steps you need to take to ensure regulatory compliance.

A new PFAS fee will apply to manufacturers starting in 2026. The goal is to tax discharges into water and strengthen monitoring of perfluorinated substances. Who is affected, and how can companies comply?

Noise is a major hazard in the workplace, one that can affect workers’ health as well as the quality of their work. Are you familiar with the relevant regulatory requirements?

The new MAIOT online procedure now allows operators to report significant changes to ICPE/IOTA facilities online, thereby ensuring that the four-month deadline—after which administrative silence is deemed a rejection—begins on time. However, caution is still advised, as procedures related to changes in operators or the cessation of operations must be submitted in paper form via mail.

March 2026 marks several EHS deadlines: the prevention passport, GEREP, bio-waste, and more. This checklist summarizes the requirements you need to prepare for to remain compliant.

Law No. 2025-1129 relaxes the APER law by allowing owners of parking lots larger than 1,500 m² to combine solar canopies, green roofs, and other renewable energy systems to meet their coverage requirements. It also revises the compliance timeline by offering new extension deadlines, extending to 2028 or 2030, subject to the prompt signing of commitment contracts.

Handling Biocides: Are You in Compliance? As of January 1, 2026, the Certibiocide certification is mandatory for disinfectants (TP2 to 4). Pests, wood, health... find out who is affected, what exemptions apply, and how to obtain this individual certification to ensure the safety of your business.

Learn about the new deadlines, extended to January 1, 2030, for the BACS decree, thermal regulation, and insulation of existing commercial buildings.

Learn everything you need to know about the new EPR system for professional packaging introduced by Decree No. 2025-1081. Prepare for the July 1, 2026 deadline, identify the packaging concerned, and understand the new management obligations for waste producers and holders.

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Discover the new requirements of Decree No. 2025-1382 on energy audits and the SMé. Learn how to calculate your liability based on your consumption and prepare for the October 2027 deadline for ISO 50001 certification.

Discover the challenges of RE2020, the regulation that replaces RT2012 to decarbonize buildings. Find out about energy performance targets, summer comfort, and the extended application schedule for new building types from May 1, 2026.

Anticipate the EHS deadlines: REP for professional packaging, prevention passport, parking lot shade structures, energy audit, and new PFAS or ICPE rules.

Discover the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2025/2365 on plastic pellets: loss prevention, risk management plan, and certifications for transporters and operators.

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Discover the 2026 priorities for ICPE inspections: PFAS, post-fire Rouen, cessation of activity, and combating illegal sites (ELVs/WEEE).

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Is your company subject to EPR for waste management? Are you clear about the obligations incumbent on manufacturers?

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DUERP : Differentiated risk assessment for men and women is mandatory. Anact has published a 78-page guide to help you implement this approach and ensure the conformity of your single document.

PFAS and REACH: find out about Regulation (EU) 2025/1988 restricting the use of PFAS. What is the deadline for fire-fighting foams (2030), and what are the crucial derogations to be aware of?

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Sexual harassment is a serious occupational hazard, and preventing it is a crucial legal obligation for every employer. But beyond the legal aspect, how can we guarantee a truly safe and respectful working environment?

Do you know the origins of ICPE? We go back to the basics: how to determine an ICPE and its classification.

Find out more about the DRPCE, which applies to all companies exposed to risks associated with the formation of explosive atmospheres (ATEX).

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Although the number of workplace accidents is declining, their analysis remains crucial to effective risk prevention in the workplace. The aim is to avoid any recurrence of the accident by identifying possible faults.

Prevention passport: the training courses to be declared in the prevention passport are specified, as are the declaration deadlines.

Here's a reminder of the fundamentals of thermodynamic system inspection and maintenance. Are you up to date?

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PPE, supplied free of charge, protects workers according to the risks involved. Their selection, use and maintenance are regulated, with training and mandatory periodic inspections.

Data centers must improve their energy efficiency, recover waste heat and publish their data, or face sanctions.

Find out about developments in the environment, energy and safety for June 2025

From July 1, 2025, new rules will reinforce the prevention of heat-related risks, require the inspection of certain thermal systems and provide a framework for the Batteries EPR chain.

As of July 1, 2025, the protection of workers against heat-related risks has been reinforced. In particular, employers must assess risks, define appropriate preventive measures and adapt prevention plans and other documents drawn up when an outside company is involved.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may now be required to carry out energy audits or implement an energy management system (EMS). The new criteria are based on energy consumption rather than company size, sales or balance sheet. Find out what's changing!

Since October 1, 2025, the SIR has been abolished for driving licenses and electrical certifications, replaced by a medical certificate valid for five years issued by the occupational physician.

From May 23, 2025, cables in ERP buildings must comply with the Cca-s2,d2,a2 fire safety standard. Specific rules apply to railway stations.

The law of March 24, 2025 regulates the destruction of hedges to preserve their ecological role. Any removal must be declared and compensated by replanting.1

The appointment of an SPS coordinator is mandatory on construction sites involving several companies, in order to prevent the risks associated with co-activity.

Decree no. 2025-239 of March 14, 2025, published on March 15, governs the use of water unsuitable for human consumption in classified facilities. What are the intended uses for domestic water? And what about non-domestic uses? Discover the regulatory framework for water use.

Ten years after the last version of the ISO 14 001 standard, a new revision is needed to make it more readable and consistent with new environmental and societal challenges. In this article, find out more about the content and timetable of this amendment. Enjoy your reading!

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PAPRIPACT: what do the regulations say? The annual program for the prevention of occupational hazards and improvement of working conditions (PAPRIPACT) is mandatory for companies with 50 or more employees, and is a key component of risk prevention in the workplace. In this article, you'll find everything you need to know about its implementation and development. Enjoy your reading!

Working in the cold exposes you to health and safety risks from as low as 10°C. It requires preventive measures, especially in the construction and food industries.

A waste, and in particular a mixture, may present hazard characteristics that make it fall into several hazard classes, groups of materials or even have a composition that is not exactly known. In this article, find out about the different classifications of a multi-hazard waste, how to identify the choice of packaging, the rules to follow in order to choose the right carrier and manage the entire process of tracking your waste.

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To protect employees' health, employers must keep a number of mandatory registers on safety and occupational risk prevention.

Instruction of 3/12/2024: sets out the 2025 priorities for the inspection of facilities classified for environmental protection (ICPE).

Heading 2925 of the nomenclature of classified installations concerns workshops for charging electric batteries. Find out how the installations and equipment for which electric batteries are charged are regulated. We invite you to read the whole article to better understand these new regulations!

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Employers must prevent addictions in the workplace by means of the DUERP, internal regulations and targeted actions to guarantee employee health and safety.

Don't miss any more news that could affect you with the January deadlines reminder.

Water agency fees are used to finance actions to preserve water and aquatic environments. A reform of these water agency fees came into force on January 1, 2025. What are the changes brought about by this reform, and what impact will they have on businesses? Read the full article to make sure you don't miss out on the reform.

From March 2023, the APER law will require at least 50% of outdoor parking lots >1,500 m² to be equipped with energy-generating shading systems, barring technical, economic or environmental exceptions.

In the workplace, certain notices are required by the Labor Code to prevent risks and inform employees. Here's the complete list and the associated obligations.

Since December 19, 2024, new rules have strengthened the prevention of electrical risk during non-electrical work near electrical structures or installations.

PFAS, "eternal pollutants", are increasingly regulated in Europe. Find out more about the main restrictions on their use, now in force and in the pipeline.

An order dated September 26, 2024 modifies the models used by SPST health professionals for monitoring, aptitude, inaptitude and workstation adjustments.

From November 1, 2024, vehicles driving in mountainous areas must be fitted with winter tires, snow chains or snow socks.

Working near electrical installations requires a precise assessment of the risks and appropriate preventive measures to protect workers.

Employers must prevent occupational risks. Failure to take appropriate measures may result in civil and criminal liability in the event of damage to employee health or safety.

The right to alert and withdraw allows employees to protect themselves in the face of serious and imminent danger. Find out when and how to exercise this right, as well as the employer's obligations.

Since July 6, 2024, version 4 of Cerfa 15947 has applied to work on refrigerant equipment, incorporating the new obligations of the F-Gas III regulation.

The decree of June 4, 2024 provides a framework for asbestos detection prior to work on civil engineering structures, transport infrastructures and other networks, applicable from July 2026.

From October 1, 2024, security guards must wear a uniform with an identification number and common elements defined by the decree of July 18, 2023.

Heatwaves: issues, risks for workers, preventive measures and legal obligations for effective health protection in hot weather.

Focus on self-consumption of electricity: individual, collective or extended, its rules, support schemes and administrative procedures.

In September 2024, two EHS deadlines: lightning risk analysis for certain facilities and transmission of data on the greening of vehicle fleets.

Parking lots are subject to new obligations: photovoltaic shades, shading devices, soil permeabilization and water management.

What is radon? And why is it a health hazard? We explain it all in this article.

What is lone working and how is it regulated? What measures should be put in place? We take stock in this article.

In July 2024, new obligations for ICPEs with regard to fire risk and compulsory updating of the list of workers exposed to CMR chemical agents.

The aim of the revised directive is to achieve a zero-emissions building stock by 2050.

Do your employees move around your company safely? This requires special prevention measures to avoid all risks

Do you use substances on the SVHC list? What are SVHC substances?

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Adoption of an attractive aid package to counter the rising cost of electricity supplies due to the war in Ukraine.

These visits are frequent, and are important for regulatory compliance and worker health and safety.

The Éco Energie Tertiaire scheme is evolving: the "absolute values III" and "IV" decrees complete the list of activities covered, specify the reference values and adjust certain terms and conditions.

Any worker can exercise a right to alert in the event of a serious risk to public health or the environment. Rules, procedure and the employer's role: what you need to know.

Since April 8, 2024, new commercial and industrial buildings must incorporate an automation and control system from 70 kW of power.

A decree reinforces the traceability of workers' exposure to CMR chemical agents, and updates the binding TLVs for certain substances.

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Whether manual or mechanical, handling requires rigorous prevention: legal obligations, equipment, training and load limits to protect workers' health.

Instruction of December 15, 2023: the Ministry sets the priorities for ICPE 2024 inspections, between ongoing missions and targeted actions on water, PFAS and atmospheric emissions.

In March 2024, a number of HSEES regulatory obligations expire: HFO leak tests, PFAS analyses, GEREP declarations and waste and biowaste certificates.

The F-Gas III regulation, in force since March 2024, broadens the scope of fluorinated GHGs covered, reinforces controls, leak detection and training obligations.

The use of scaffolding must comply with precise rules to ensure the health and safety of workers. Here's the lowdown!

Discover the key environmental, energy and safety regulations for 2023, as well as the developments to come in 2024!

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How to prevent the risk of falls? What regulations govern working at height?

What changes have been made to the IICPE nomenclature in 2023? When do I need to submit a request for the benefit of anteriority?

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The Green Industry Act of October 23, 2023 sets the course for decarbonizing industry, accelerating implementation and strengthening environmental obligations by 2030.

Since January 1, 2024, all professionals and private individuals have been required to sort their biowaste at source, in order to promote its recovery and reduce food waste.

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Find out more about stricter temperature control and insulation requirements for heating and cooling distribution networks.