March HSEES deadlines reminder

01/03/2025: New incentive tax on the acquisition of low-emission light vehicles

Companies that directly or indirectly manage a fleet of more than one hundred light vehicles are no longer subject to the Environment Code's obligation to progressively acquire low-emission vehicles when renewing their fleets. Instead, they are now subject to an annual incentive tax on the acquisition of low-emission light vehicles.

This tax applies to company fleets comprising at least 100 vehicles.

10/03/2025: Deadline for renewable energy land development plan

Public enterprises and companies with more than 250 employees on January 1, 2023 must draw up a plan to develop their land with a view to producing renewable energy.

This plan is accompanied by quantitative targets broken down by type of energy production.

The plan must be drawn up by March 10, 2025.

03/31/2025: GEREP declaration for the year 2024

The GEREP declaration for reference year N must be completed on the dedicated website by March 31 N+1 at the latest for plants subject to GEREP declaration (excluding emission declarations for plants covered by the greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)).

To find out more about the GEREP declaration: Terms and conditions of the annual GEREP declaration of pollutant emissions - https://hse-reglementaire.com/

03/31/2025: Deadline for bio-waste recovery certificates

Before March 31st each year, collection and recovery service providers must send producers or holders of biowaste who entrusted them with waste the previous year, a certificate stating the quantities expressed in tons, the nature of the waste they collected separately for recovery the previous year, and the final recovery destination.

To find out more about bio-waste sorting and collection obligations: Source separation of bio-waste: everyone concerned - EHS Réglementaire - https://hse-reglementaire.com/

03/31/2025: Deadline for 7-stream waste certification

Operators of waste recovery facilities and intermediaries involved in waste collection, transport, trading or brokerage are required to send an attestation each year, by March 31, to waste producers or holders who have sold them waste paper, metal, plastic, glass, wood, mineral fractions and gypsum ("7-stream" waste).

This certificate must mention the quantities expressed in tons, the nature of the waste entrusted to them in the previous year for recovery or disposal, and the final recovery destination (type of facility and new geographical location).