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The list below is an extract of publications in the French and European official gazettes concerning environment, energy, safety, health, and occupational safety for February 2021.
New texts
Order of January 12, 2021, relating to Best Available Techniques (BAT) applicable to waste incineration and co-incineration installations subject to authorization under heading 3520, and to certain waste treatment installations subject to authorization under headings 3510, 3531, or 3532 of the nomenclature of classified installations for environmental protection [JORF of February 18, 2021]
Order of January 27, 2021, establishing a list of categories of nuclear activities whose justification is considered established [JORF of February 14, 2021]
Ordinance No. 2021-167 of February 17, 2021, relating to hydrogen [JORF of February 18, 2021] ESTABLISHES:
- Energy Code Articles L. 445-1 to L. 445-16: General provisions relating to renewable gases injected into the natural gas network
- Energy Code Articles L. 811-1 to L. 812-10: Definitions and support for the production of certain categories of hydrogen
- Energy Code Articles L. 813-1 to L. 813-3: Self-consumption
- Energy Code Articles L. 821-1 to L. 826-1: Traceability and origin guarantees
Transport Code Articles L. 1251-9 to L. 1251-11: Other cable transport systems ENACTED BY Ordinance No. 2021-206 of February 24, 2021, relating to cable installations, adopted pursuant to Article 128 of Law No. 2019-1428 of December 24, 2019, on mobility orientation [JORF of February 25, 2021]
Transport Code Articles R. 1251-7 to R. 1251-12: Other cable transport systems ENACTED BY Decree No. 2021-207 of February 24, 2021, adapting the regulations applicable to the transport of persons by cable to the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of March 9, 2016, relating to cable installations [JORF of February 25, 2021]
Order of January 8, 2021, establishing the list of amphibians and reptiles present in mainland France, protected throughout the national territory, and the modalities of their protection [JORF of February 24, 2021]
Amended texts
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of June 20, 2019, concerning persistent organic pollutants AMENDED BY:
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/277 of December 16, 2020, amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 concerning persistent organic pollutants as regards pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters [OJEU of February 23, 2021]
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/115 of November 27, 2020, amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds [OJEU of February 2, 2021]
Environmental Code Articles R. 214-1 to R. 214-60: Authorization or declaration procedures (Water and aquatic and marine environments) AMENDED BY Decree No. 2021-147 of February 11, 2021, relating to the mixing of sludge from urban wastewater treatment and to heading 2.1.4.0 of the nomenclature of installations, structures, works, and activities subject to the Water Act [JORF of February 13, 2021]
Environmental Code Articles R. 211-22 to R. 211-65: Discharges likely to alter water quality and harm aquatic environments AMENDED BY Decree No. 2021-147 of February 11, 2021, relating to the mixing of sludge from urban wastewater treatment and to heading 2.1.4.0 of the nomenclature of installations, structures, works, and activities subject to the Water Act [JORF of February 13, 2021]
Ordinance No. 2021-167 of February 17, 2021, relating to hydrogen [JORF of February 18, 2021] AMENDS:
- Energy Code Articles L. 431-3 to L. 431-6-3: Duties of transmission system operators
- Energy Code Articles L. 446-18 to L. 446-22-1: Guarantees of origin for biogas
- Energy Code Articles L. 453-1 to L. 453-10: Connection to gas networks
- Energy Code Article L. 314-1 A: Carbon assessment
Order of September 7, 2009, establishing the technical requirements applicable to non-collective sanitation systems receiving a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 1.2 kg/day of BOD5 AMENDED BY the Order of February 26, 2021 [Official Journal of February 28, 2021]
Environmental Code Articles R. 214-107 to R. 214-111-3: Obligations concerning structures AMENDED BY Decisions Nos. 435026 and others of January 15, 2021, of the Council of State ruling on litigation [Official Journal of February 25, 2021]
Order of January 24, 2014, establishing the list of operators to whom greenhouse gas emission allowances are allocated and the amount of allowances allocated free of charge for the period 2013-2020 AMENDED BY the Order of February 1, 2021 [Official Journal of February 10, 2021]
Order of November 19, 2007, establishing the lists of amphibians and reptiles protected throughout the territory and the modalities of their protection REPEALED BY the Order of January 8, 2021, establishing the list of amphibians and reptiles present in metropolitan territory protected throughout the national territory and the modalities of their protection [Official Journal of February 24, 2021]
Environmental Code Articles D. 213-17 to R. 213-48-52: Basin committees and water agencies AMENDED BY Decree No. 2021-128 of February 8, 2021, concerning the vice-president representing users on the boards of directors of water agencies [Official Journal of February 9, 2021]
Decree No. 2021-205 of February 24, 2021, transferring to the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety individual administrative decisions concerning water intended for human consumption, natural mineral waters, and swimming pool and bathing waters [Official Journal of February 25, 2021] AMENDS:
- Public Health Code Articles R. 1321-1 to D. 1321-105: Drinking water
- Public Health Code Articles D. 1332-1 to D. 1332-13: Sanitary rules applicable to swimming pools
Order of July 5, 2016, concerning the accreditation conditions for laboratories for carrying out water sanitary control sampling and analyses AMENDED BY the Order of February 25, 2021 [Official Journal of February 27, 2021]
Order of April 7, 1981, concerning the technical provisions applicable to swimming pools AMENDED BY the Order of February 25, 2021 [Official Journal of February 27, 2021]
Order of April 27, 2012, concerning the modalities for carrying out the control mission for non-collective sanitation systems AMENDED BY the Order of February 26, 2021, modifying the Order of September 7, 2009 [Official Journal of February 28, 2021]
Public Health Code Articles R. 4311-1 to D. 4311-15-2: Professional acts (nursing profession) AMENDED BY Decree No. 2021-115 of February 3, 2021, concerning the conditions under which nurses are authorized to adapt the dosage of certain treatments for a given pathology [Official Journal of February 4, 2021]
Rural and Maritime Fishing Code Articles R. 751-23 to R. 751-25: Tables of occupational diseases in agriculture AMENDED BY Decree No. 2021-189 of February 19, 2021, revising and supplementing the tables of occupational diseases annexed to Book VII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code [Official Journal of February 4, 2021]
Tourism Code Articles L. 342-7 to L.342-26-1: Ski lifts and ski slopes (Book III, Title IV, Chapter 2, Section 3) AMENDED BY Ordinance No. 2021-206 of February 24, 2021, concerning cableway installations, adopted pursuant to Article 128 of Law No. 2019-1428 of December 24, 2019, on mobility orientation [Official Journal of February 25, 2021]
Decree No. 2021-207 of February 24, 2021, adapting the regulations applicable to the transport of persons by cableways to the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of March 9, 2016, concerning cableway installations [Official Journal of February 25, 2021] AMENDS:
- Tourism Code Articles R. 342-2 to R. 342-20 29: Common provisions for ski lifts and moving walkways
- Urban Planning Code Articles R. 472-14 to R. 472-21: Authorization for the Operation of Mechanical Lifts
- Decree No. 2010-1580 of December 17, 2010, concerning the technical service for mechanical lifts and guided transport