January HSEES Deadlines Reminder

Don't miss out on news that could impact you with the January deadlines reminder.

Marie Faucon
Consultante HSE
Publication : 
16.01.2025
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Please note: This article concerns French legislation. The requirements described may not apply in other countries.

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01/01/2025: Mandatory Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

As of January 1st, electric vehicle charging stations must be installed in existing car parks with more than 20 spaces:

  • 1 space with a charging point, designed to allow access for people with reduced mobility;
  • 1 space with a charging point for every additional 20 spaces.

Exemptions are provided for:

  • buildings occupied or owned by SMEs;
  • or if the cost of the necessary work on the section upstream of the main distribution board (TGBT) supplying the charging points exceeds the total cost of the work and equipment carried out downstream of this board for the installation of the charging points. In such cases, the number of charging points is limited so that the upstream work on the TGBT does not exceed the total cost of the work located downstream of the board.

To learn more: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Businesses - https://www.tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025: Renewable Energy Production Processes and Rooftop Greening Systems for Buildings

As of January 1, 2025, for buildings or parts of buildings used as offices, the obligation to integrate renewable energy production processes or rooftop greening systems now applies to new constructions, extensions, or major renovations with a footprint exceeding 500 m² (previously 1000 m²).

As of January 1, 2025, the obligations to integrate renewable energy production processes or rooftop greening systems are extended to new constructions, extensions, or major renovations of:

  • administrative buildings;
  • hospitals, sports, recreational, and leisure facilities, and school and university buildings or parts of buildings;

When they create a footprint exceeding 500 m².

01/01/2025: Sorting and Recovery of 8-Stream Waste – Integration of Textile Waste

The obligation for source separation and recovery is extended to textile waste. Paper, metal, plastic, glass, wood, mineral fraction, and plaster waste were already covered.

To learn more about non-hazardous waste: Sorting non-hazardous waste: what are your obligations? - Regulatory HSE - https://www.tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025: Restriction on the use of refrigerants with a GWP > 2500

It is prohibited to use any fluorinated greenhouse gas with a Global Warming Potential equal to or greater than 2,500 for the servicing or maintenance of refrigeration equipment with a charge equal to or greater than 40 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

To learn more: F-gas Regulation III: the challenges of the new regulation - https://www.tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025: Automation and control system for tertiary sector buildings

Existing buildings with tertiary activities and a heating or air conditioning system with a nominal power greater than 290 kW:

  • install a Building Automation and Control System ("BACS") before January 1, 2025;
  • or conduct a study proving that the return on investment period is greater than 10 years.

Furthermore, whenever the useful nominal power of the heating or air conditioning system is > 70 kW, the first inspection of the building automation and control system in place as of April 7, 2023, must be carried out by January 1, 2025, at the latest.

To learn more: BACS Decree: update on the regulations - https://tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025: Prevention of light pollution

Lighting installations where the proportion of light emitted by the luminaire above the horizontal in installation conditions is greater than 50% must be replaced by luminaires compliant with the provisions of the order of December 27, 2018, by January 1, 2025, at the latest.

To learn more: Spotlight: New Obligations - Regulatory HSE - https://www.tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025: Reform of Water Agency Fees

Effective from the 1st of January 2025, the water fee reform comes into effect.

The fee for Modernization of Collection Networks is abolished.

Three new fees are introduced:

  • the fee for Performance of Drinking Water Networks;
  • the fee for Performance of Collective Sanitation Systems;
  • the fee for Drinking Water Consumption.

Furthermore, the non-domestic water pollution fee only applies to industrial facilities not connected to the wastewater collection network (i.e., those discharging into the natural environment). Industrial facilities solely connected to the collective sanitation network are no longer liable for this fee.

01/01/2025: Adaptation of the TMD Decree to New International Agreements

The TMD decree consolidates the applicable rules for the transport of dangerous goods within national territory for the 3 land modes: Road, Rail, Inland Waterway. It has been adapted to take into account changes in international regulations concerning the transport of dangerous goods by land (ADR 2025, RID 2025, and ADN 2025).

The main changes concern the following points:

  • Tank tests mentioned in provision AP11 of 7.3.3 of RID and ADR;
  • Technical inspections of vehicles (appendix IV.7);
  • Rail transport of dangerous goods.

These changes are applicable from the 1stst January 2025. However, employers can continue to apply the old provisions of the TMD order until June 30, 2025.

To learn more about ADR 2025: Dangerous Goods: ADR 2025 and main changes to the TMD order - HSE Regulatory - https://www.tennaxia.com/en/blog/

01/01/2025 ELVs for existing combustion plants with power >= 5 MW

For combustion plants classified under heading 2910 and with a power output greater than or equal to 5 MW, the emission limit values (ELVs) will change on the 1st January 2025.

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