December 2023 HSEES deadline reminder

Stay up to date with new environmental, health, safety, energy, and security regulations that could affect you!

Marie Faucon
Consultante HSE
Publication : 
19.12.2023
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Please note: This article concerns French legislation. The requirements described may not apply in other countries.

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11/12/2023: Deadline for the re-examination dossier for ICPE 3xxx facilities where the BREF for their main heading is "Ferrous Metals Processing"

Unless exempt, ICPE sites for which the "OFC - Organic Fine Chemicals", "SIC - Specialty Inorganic Chemicals", or "POL - Polymers" BREFs have been identified as corresponding to their main 3000 heading must submit their re-examination dossier to the prefect by December 12, 2023.

Learn more about the IED re-examination dossier

12/28/2023: Deadline for the first PFAS substance analysis campaign for ICPE facilities authorized under headings 2330, 2345, 2350, 2351, 2567, 2750, 2752, 2795, 3120, 3230, 3260, 3610, 3620, 3630, 3670, 3710

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, degrade very little after use or release into the environment.

ICPE facilities subject to authorization under headings 2330, 2345, 2350, 2351, 2567, 2750, 2752, 2795, 3120, 3230, 3260, 3610, 3620, 3630, 3670, 3710 must conduct a monthly PFAS substance analysis campaign for 3 consecutive months.

Learn more: https://hse-reglementaire.com/substances-pfas-zoom-sur-les-obligations-dinventaire-et-danalyses-des-substances-presentes-dans-les-icpe-soumises-a-autorisation/

12/31/2023: Deadline for reporting data on medium combustion plants with a capacity between 5 and 50 MW

Operators of combustion plants classified under 2910 or 3110 with a capacity between 5 and 50 MW that were commissioned before December 20, 2018, must report information on Medium Combustion Plants (MCP) - Data Collection · demarches-simplifiees.fr - https://www.demarches-simplifiees.fr/

Learn more: https://hse-reglementaire.com/directive-mcp-nouvelles-obligations-de-communication-pour-les-installations-de-combustion-chaudieres/

12/31/2023: Simplified climate assessment

Companies with between 51 and 250 employees that received aid under the 2020-2022 recovery plan must complete a simplified assessment of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

To do so, they must submit the information required to calculate this assessment by December 31, 2023, at the latest on https://www.bilans-climat-simplifies.ademe.fr.

Note: This assessment must be updated every 3 years.

12/31/2023: Mandatory source separation of bio-waste (regardless of quantity)

Bio-waste must be separated at the source and recovered either on-site or externally (composting, anaerobic digestion, etc.).

Learn more: article "Source separation of bio-waste: everyone is affected"