HSE and Energy Regulatory Watch for December 2020

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The list below is an excerpt of publications in the French and European Official Journals concerning environment, energy, and occupational health and safety from December 2020.

New texts

Decision 2020/2009 of 22 June 2020 establishing best available techniques (BAT) for surface treatment using organic solvents, including for the preservation of wood and wood-based products with chemicals [OJEU of 9 December 2020]

Order of 23 December 2020 concerning the application of Article R. 111-14-2 of the Construction and Housing Code [JORF of 26 December 2020]

Decree No. 2020-1529 of 7 December 2020 setting out certain additions and adaptations to the Labour Code specific to mines and quarries regarding electricity [JORF of 9 December 2020]

Order of 1 December 2020 establishing the list of chemical products referred to in point 7 of Article L. 541-10-1 of the Environmental Code [JORF of 27 December 2020]

Environmental Code Articles D. 541-310 to R. 541-351: Fight for reuse and against waste CREATED BY Decree No. 2020-1724 of 28 December 2020 concerning the prohibition of disposal of unsold non-food items and various provisions to combat waste [JORF of 30 December 2020]

Order of 21 December 2020 on the modalities for implementing specific monitoring, reporting and verification obligations for emissions and activity levels applicable to installations subject to the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme [JORF of 30 December 2020]

Order of 21 December 2020 setting for the year 2020 the amount of account maintenance fees for allowance holders as provided for in Article R. 229-36 of the Environmental Code [JORF of 30 December 2020]

Order of 29 December 2020 setting the terms and conditions for publishing the percentage of low and very low emission vehicles among vehicles integrated into a fleet renewal [JORF of 30 December 2020]

Regulation 2020/2155 of 14 October 2020 establishing a common optional EU scheme for assessing the smart readiness indicator of buildings [OJEU of 21 December 2020]

Commission Regulation 2020/2156 of 14 October 2020 specifying the technical modalities for the effective implementation of a common optional Union scheme for assessing the smart readiness indicator of buildings [OJEU of 21 December 2020]

Order of 8 December 2020 concerning the renewal and creation of programmes under the energy savings certificate scheme [JORF of 23 December 2020]

Directive 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) [OJEU of 23 December 2020]

Decree No. 2020-1651 of 22 December 2020 concerning the national "anti-food waste" label in application of Article L. 541-15-6-1-1 of the Environmental Code [JORF of 24 December 2020]

Opinion on standardised reference methods for measurements in air, water and soil in installations classified for environmental protection [JORF of 30 December 2020]

Order of 16 December 2020 setting the amount of surcharges provided for in Article D. 242-6-9 of the Social Security Code for the year 2021 [JORF of 23 December 2020]

Order of 16 December 2020 concerning the pricing of occupational accident and professional illness risks for the year 2021 [JORF of 24 December 2020]

Order of 16 December 2020 concerning the pricing of occupational accident and professional illness risks in mining and related operations for the year 2021 [JORF of 24 December 2020]

Order of December 23, 2020, concerning the content and transmission procedures for annual activity reports provided for in Articles R. 1334-23 and R. 1334-25 of the Public Health Code and Article R. 271-2-1 of the Construction and Housing Code [Official Journal of December 29, 2020]

Order of November 23, 2020, approving the professional standard developed by the chocolate and confectionery sector as part of the implementation of the professional prevention account [Official Journal of December 3, 2020]

Order of December 7, 2020, approving laboratories or organizations to carry out certain types of sampling and analyses for substance emissions into the atmosphere [Official Journal of December 29, 2020]

Order of December 21, 2020, approving competent organizations for training in live working on electrical installations referred to in Article R. 4544-11 [Official Journal of December 26, 2020]

Order of December 9, 2020, establishing and organizing the industrial risk investigation and analysis office [Official Journal of December 10, 2020]

Order of December 8, 2020, renewing and creating programs under the energy savings certificates scheme [Official Journal of December 23, 2020]

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Amended Texts

Labor Code Articles R. 4412-1 to R. 4412-164: Chemical Risk Prevention Measures AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1546 of December 9, 2020, setting binding occupational exposure limit values for certain chemical agents [Official Journal of December 10, 2020]

Order of July 18, 1994, establishing the list of pathogenic biological agents AMENDED BY Order of December 18, 2020, concerning the classification of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the list of pathogenic biological agents [Official Journal of December 31, 2020]

Decree No. 2020-1758 of December 29, 2020, introducing various amendments to the provisions of the Environmental Code relating to waste management [Official Journal of December 31, 2020]

• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-49 to R. 541-61-2: Waste Collection, Transport, Trading, and Brokerage
• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-42 to R. 541-48: Waste Treatment
• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-76 to R. 541-85: Waste – Penal Provisions

Decree No. 2020-1724 of December 28, 2020, concerning the prohibition of disposing of unsold non-food items and various provisions to combat waste [Official Journal of December 30, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-42 to R. 543-74: Packaging
• Environmental Code Articles D. 543-306 to D. 543-308: Unsold Food Products
• Environmental Code Articles D. 543-294 to D. 543-296: Plastic Products whose abandonment is likely to generate terrestrial and marine waste
• Environmental Code – Articles R. 543-124 to R. 543-134: Batteries and Accumulators
• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-171-1 to R. 543-206-4: Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Environmental Code Articles D. 543-207 to R. 543-213-1: Waste from printed paper and graphic paper intended for printing

Decree No. 2020-1725 of December 29, 2020 introducing various adaptation provisions relating to extended producer responsibility [Official Journal of December 30, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-42 to R. 543-74: Packaging
• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-214 to R. 543-221: Textile clothing products, footwear, household linen, and new household textile products
• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-240 to R. 543-256-1: Waste from furniture elements
• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-228 to R. 543-239: Chemical products that may pose a significant risk to health and the environment

Decree No. 2020-1573 of December 11, 2020 introducing various adaptation and simplification provisions in the field of waste prevention and management [Official Journal of December 10, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles D. 541-1 to R. 541-12-18: General provisions relating to waste prevention and management
• Environmental Code Articles R. 543-225 to R. 543-227: Biowaste
• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-13 to R. 541-41-28: Waste prevention and management plans
• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-49 to R. 541-61-2: Waste collection, transport, trading, and brokerage
• Environmental Code Articles R. 541-76 to R. 541-85: Waste – penal provisions

Environmental Code Articles R. 541-42 to R. 541-48: Waste treatment AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1817 of December 29, 2020 concerning information in quotes relating to the removal and management of waste generated by construction, renovation, building demolition, and gardening works, and waste deposit slips [Official Journal of December 31, 2020]

Law No. 2020-1576 of December 14, 2020 on the financing of social security for 2021 [Official Journal of December 15, 2020] AMENDS:

• Labor Code Articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-36: Maternity, paternity, adoption, and child-rearing
• Rural and Maritime Fishing Code Articles L. 751-26 to L. 751-41: Formalities, procedure, and litigation (Work accidents and occupational diseases)
• Social Security Code Articles L. 441-1 to L. 441-6: Declarations and formalities relating to work accidents and occupational diseases – Work accident declaration

LAW No. 2020-1525 of December 7, 2020 on the acceleration and simplification of public action [Official Journal of December 8, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles L. 521-1 to L. 521-24: Control of chemical products
• Environmental Code Articles L. 542-1 to L. 542-14: Specific provisions for radioactive waste
• Public Health Code Articles L.1321-1 to L.1321-10: Sanitary safety of water and food
• Public Health Code Articles L. 1322-1 to L. 1322-13: Natural mineral waters
• General Code of Local Authorities Articles L. 2224-7 to L. 2224-12-5: Water and sanitation
• Environmental Code Articles L. 512-1 to L. 512-21 L. 512-22: Installations subject to authorization, registration, or declaration
• Environmental Code Articles L. 515-1 to L. 515-26: Specific provisions for certain installations
• Environmental Code Articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-14: Environmental assessment
• Environmental Code Articles L. 181-1 to L. 181-32: Environmental authorization
• Environmental Code Articles L. 121-1 to L. 121-23: Public participation in the development of plans, programs, and projects with an environmental impact
• Environmental Code Articles L. 555-1 to L. 555-30: Pipelines for the transport of gas, hydrocarbons, and chemical products
• Mining Code Articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-3: Geothermal deposits
• Environmental Code Articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-19-11: Public participation in decisions with an environmental impact
• Environmental Code Articles L. 125-1 to L. 125-9: Other information methods
• Environmental Code Articles L. 561-1 to L. 566-13: Prevention of natural risks
• Environmental Code Articles L. 214-1 to L. 214-19: Activities, installations, and use
• Environmental Code Articles L. 215-1 to L. 215-18: Specific provisions for non-state-owned watercourses
• Town Planning Code Article L. 425-10: Commencement of works for projects concerning classified installations subject to authorization or registration
• Environmental Code Articles L. 514-1 to L. 514-20: Control and litigation concerning classified installations
• Mining Code Articles L. 161-1 to L. 161-2: General rules governing extractive activities
• Environmental Code Articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-11: Planning
• Energy Code Article L. 351-1: Electro-intensive consumers
• Environmental Code Articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-22: Administrative and Financial Structures

Decree No. 2020-1531 of December 7, 2020 amending the provisions relating to the protection of workers operating in hyperbaric environments [Official Journal of December 9, 2020] AMENDS:

• Labor Code Articles R. 4461-1 to R. 4461-49: Prevention of Risks in Hyperbaric Environments
• Decree No. 90-277 of March 28, 1990 relating to the protection of workers operating in hyperbaric environments

Regulation 2018/2066 of December 19, 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions AMENDED BY Regulation 2020/2085 of December 14, 2020 [Official Journal of the European Union of December 15, 2020]

Regulation 2018/2067 of December 19, 2018 on the verification of data and the accreditation of verifiers AMENDED BY Regulation 2020/2084 of December 14, 2020 [Official Journal of the European Union of December 15, 2020]

Order of October 31, 2012 on the verification and quantification of emissions reported under the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system for its third period (2013-2020) REPEALED BY the Order of December 21, 2020 on the implementation procedures for specific monitoring, reporting, and control obligations for emissions and activity levels applicable to installations subject to the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system [Official Journal of December 30, 2020]

Order of October 3, 2010 on the storage in manufactured above-ground tanks operated within a classified installation subject to authorization under one or more of headings Nos. 1436, 4330, 4331, 4722, 4734, 4742, 4743, 4744, 4746, 4747 or 4748, or for crude oil under one or more of headings Nos. 4510 or 4511 of the legislation on classified installations for environmental protection AMENDED BY the Order of December 17, 2020 [Official Journal of December 24, 2020]

Order of May 29, 2009 on the transport of dangerous goods by land (known as the "TMD Order") AMENDED BY the Order of December 10, 2020 [Official Journal of December 16, 2020]

Directive 2008/68/EC of September 24, 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods AMENDED BY Directive 2020/1833 of October 2, 2020 [Official Journal of the European Union of December 4, 2020]

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of December 18, 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) AMENDED BY:

• Regulation 2020/2160 of December 18, 2020 amending Annex XIV as regards the group of substances 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (covering well-defined substances and substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products or biological materials, polymers and homologues) [Official Journal of the European Union of December 21, 2020]
• Regulation 2020/2096 of December 15, 2020 amending Annex XVII as regards carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) substances, devices covered by Regulation 2017/745, persistent organic pollutants, certain liquid substances or mixtures, nonylphenol and test methods for azo dyes [Official Journal of the European Union of December 16, 2020]
• Regulation 2020/2081 of December 14, 2020 amending Annex XVII as regards substances in tattoo inks and permanent make-up [Official Journal of the European Union of December 15, 2020]

Order of October 17, 1995 on the pricing of occupational accident and professional disease risks AMENDED BY the Order of December 14, 2020 [Official Journal of December 22, 2020]

Order of December 21, 2011 on the pricing of occupational accidents and professional diseases and setting out the risks benefiting from average cost adjustment measures AMENDED BY the Order of December 17, 2020 [Official Journal of December 22, 2020]

Highway Code Articles R. 323-1 to R. 323-26: Technical Inspection AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1638 of December 21, 2020 specifying the conditions for accessing information from personal data processing systems related to vehicle traffic and amending the Highway Code [Official Journal of December 22, 2020]

Public Health Code Articles R. 4312-1 to R. 4312-92: Code of Ethics for Nurses AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1660 of December 22, 2020 amending the code of ethics for nurses and relating in particular to their professional communication [Official Journal of December 24, 2020]

Decree No. 80-331 of May 7, 1980 establishing the general regulations for extractive industries AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1529 of December 7, 2020 setting out certain additions and adaptations to the Labor Code specific to mines and quarries regarding electricity [Official Journal of December 9, 2020]

Order of April 19, 2012 on installation standards concerning electrical installations in buildings intended for workers AMENDED BY the Order of December 7, 2020 amending the Order of April 19, 2012 and repealing various orders relating to electricity in extractive industries [Official Journal of December 9, 2020]

Order of December 7, 2020 amending the Order of April 19, 2012 and repealing various orders relating to electricity in extractive industries [JORF du 9 décembre 2020] REPEALS:

• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out the practical arrangements for implementing protection measures against the risk of indirect contact (EL-1.A, art. 10, § 2 and art. 30, § 1 and 3)
• Order of October 25, 1991 relating to the use of portable hand-held electrical equipment inside confined conductive enclosures (EL-1.A, art. 12, § 3)
• Order of October 25, 1991 relating to provisions ensuring that live parts are placed out of reach by means of obstacles in premises and workplaces other than those with particular risks of electric shock (EL-1.A, art. 21, § 2)
• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out specific provisions applicable to certain premises or workplaces reserved for the production, conversion, or distribution of electrical energy (EL-1.A, art. 27, § 6.A)
• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out specific provisions applicable to certain laboratories, test platforms, and pilot workshops (EL-1.A, art. 27, § 6.B)
• Order of October 25, 1991 relating to electrical circuits used in arc or resistance electric welding and related techniques (EL-1.A, art. 28)
• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out the practical procedures for implementing protection measures against thermal effects under normal operation and in case of overcurrent (EL-1.A, art. 37, § 9, and art. 38, § 5)
• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out fire risk prevention measures posed by the spreading and ignition of flammable liquid dielectrics used in electrical equipment (EL-1.A, art. 39)
• Order of October 25, 1991 relating to locations presenting explosion risks (EL-1.A, art. 41, § 2)
• Order of October 25, 1991 setting out the frequency, purpose, and scope of electrical installation inspections, as well as the content of reports relating to said inspections (EL-1.A, art. 49, § 2)
• Order of October 25, 1991 relating to the calculation of short-circuit current (EL-1.A, art. 58, § 5)
• Order of May 12, 1993 relating to the training required to administer first aid to victims of electrical accidents in extractive industries (EL-1-A, art. 5)

Public Health Code Articles R. 1334-1 to R. 1334-13: Combating lead presence AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1711 of December 24, 2020 relating to the harmonization and simplification of regulations concerning buildings, premises, and installations [JORF du 27 décembre 2020]

Order of June 1, 2015 relating to the procedures for transmitting to the prefect reports on the identification of materials and products from list A containing asbestos AMENDED BY Order of December 23, 2020 relating to the content and transmission procedures for annual activity reports provided for in Articles R. 1334-23 and R. 1334-25 of the Public Health Code and Article R. 271-2-1 of the Construction and Housing Code [JORF du 29 décembre 2020]

Order of December 19, 2019 approving competent bodies for training in live working on electrical installations referred to in Article R. 4544-11 REPEALED BY Order of December 21, 2020 approving competent bodies for training in live working on electrical installations referred to in Article R. 4544-11 [JORF du 26 décembre 2020]

Order of October 26, 2010 relating to the thermal characteristics and energy performance requirements of new buildings and new parts of buildings AMENDED BY Order of December 4, 2020 [JORF du 10 décembre 2020]

Order of November 22, 2010 establishing the list of substances defined in Article L. 213-10-8 of the Environmental Code relating to the diffuse pollution fee AMENDED BY Order of December 7, 2020 [JORF du 13 décembre 2020]

Order of December 28, 2017 issued for the application of Articles 266 sexies and 266 nonies of the Customs Code AMENDED BY Order of December 3, 2020 amending the Order of December 28, 2017 issued for the application of Articles 266 sexies and 266 nonies of the Customs Code [JORF du 17 décembre 2020]

Construction and Housing Code Articles R.134-1 to R. 134-5-7: Energy Performance Diagnosis AMENDED BY:

• Decree No. 2020-1610 of December 17, 2020, concerning the validity period of energy performance diagnostics [JORF of December 18, 2020]
• Decree No. 2020-1609 of December 17, 2020, concerning energy performance diagnostics and the display of information related to residential energy consumption in real estate advertisements and leases [JORF of December 18, 2020]

Order of September 4, 2014, setting the list of elements for an energy savings certificate application and the documents to be archived by the applicant AMENDED BY the Order of December 14, 2020 [JORF of December 20, 2020]

Regulation No. 1013/2006 of June 14, 2006, concerning waste shipments AMENDED BY Regulation 2020/2174 of October 19, 2020 [OJEU of December 22, 2020]

Order of December 8, 2020, extending and creating programs within the framework of the energy savings certificate scheme [JORF of December 23, 2020] AMENDS:

• Order of December 18, 2017, extending the programs "Toits d’abord", "SMEn", and "Watty à l’école" within the framework of the energy savings certificate scheme
• Order of March 1, 2019, validating the programs "Les jeunes s’engagent pour les économies d’énergie", "PEPZ’", "EcoPro", "tRees", "Smart Reno", "CaSBâ", "Energie Sprong France", "Facilaréno", "ACTEE – Action of Local Authorities for Energy Efficiency", "ECLER – Circular Economy and Ecological and Responsible Logistics", "LICOV", "Augmented Multimodal Space (EMA)", "EcoHealth for Sustainable and Active Mobility", "FRED", and "Raising Awareness and Innovating for the Energy Transition of Social Security" within the framework of the energy savings certificate scheme
• Order of March 15, 2019, validating the programs "Mobilization/awareness-raising of real estate transaction stakeholders", "Eco Energy for Professionals", "Kits for eco-energy efficiency meetings in small rural municipalities", "AEELA", "Vélogistique", and "Pendaura+" within the framework of the energy savings certificate scheme

Order of December 21, 2007, concerning the procedures for establishing water pollution fees and for the modernization of collection networks AMENDED BY the Order of November 16, 2020 [JORF of December 26, 2020]

Decree No. 2020-1696 of December 23, 2020, concerning the minimum characteristics of power supply and safety devices for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle charging installations [JORF of December 26, 2020] AMENDS:

• Construction and Housing Code Articles R. 111-1-1 to R. 111-17: General provisions applicable to residential buildings
• Construction and Housing Code Articles R. 136-1 to R. 136-4: Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles in buildings and secure bicycle parking

Decree No. 2020-1720 of December 24, 2020, issued for the application of Articles L. 111-3-8 and L. 111-3-9 of the Construction and Housing Code [JORF of December 29, 2020] AMENDS:

• Construction and Housing Code Articles R. 136-1 to R. 136-4: Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles in buildings and secure bicycle parking
• Construction and Housing Code Articles R. 111-1 to R. 111-1-D: Provisions applicable to all buildings

Order of July 13, 2016, concerning the application of Articles R. 111-14-2 to R. 111-14-8 of the Construction and Housing Code REPEALED BY the Order of December 23, 2020, concerning the application of Article R. 111-14-2 of the Construction and Housing Code [JORF of December 26, 2020]

Energy Code Articles D. 446-17 to D. 446-24: Guarantees of origin for biomethane injected into natural gas networks AMENDED BY:

• Decree No. 2020-1701 of December 24, 2020, concerning guarantees of origin for biogas injected into natural gas networks [JORF of December 27, 2020]
• Decree No. 2020-1700 of December 24, 2020, concerning the terms of contract termination concluded pursuant to Articles L. 446-2 or L. 446-5 of the Energy Code in the event of the producer issuing a guarantee of origin for biogas produced and injected into the natural gas network [JORF of December 27, 2020]

Order of December 5, 2019, approving laboratories or organizations to carry out certain types of sampling and analyses for the emission of substances into the atmosphere REPEALED BY the Order of December 7, 2020, approving laboratories or organizations to carry out certain types of sampling and analyses for the emission of substances into the atmosphere [JORF of December 29, 2020]

Environmental Code Articles R. 224-15 to R. 224-15-13: Purchase and use of low-emission road motor vehicles AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1726 of December 29, 2020, concerning the monitoring and publication of the percentage of low and very low emission vehicles among those whose fleets have been renewed in accordance with the provisions applicable to certain persons [Official Journal of December 30, 2020]

Order of July 7, 2009, concerning methods for air and water analysis in ICPE (Installations Classified for Environmental Protection) and reference standards REPEALED BY Order of December 17, 2020, repealing the order of July 7, 2009, concerning methods for air and water analysis in ICPE and reference standards, and amending a series of ministerial orders to account for the repeal of the said order [Official Journal of December 30, 2020]

Finance Law No. 2020-1721 of December 29, 2020, for 2021 [Official Journal of December 30, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles L. 132-1 to 132-3: Common provisions for certain institutions
• General Tax Code Articles 1010 to 1010 B: Corporate vehicle tax
• Customs Code Articles 266 sexies to 266 quindecies: Taxes – TGAP
• Environmental Code Articles L. 131-1 to L. 131-17: Institutions involved in environmental protection
• Environmental Code Articles L. 213-1 to 22: Administrative and financial structures
• Environmental Code Articles L. 561-1 to L. 566-13: Prevention of natural risks
• Environmental Code Articles L. 515-1 to L. 515-26: Specific provisions for certain installations
• Environmental Code Articles L. 132-1 to 132-3: Common provisions for certain institutions
• General Tax Code Articles 1520 to 1526: Household waste collection tax
• Environmental Code Articles L. 224-1 to L. 224-12: National technical measures for preventing air pollution and rational energy use
• Energy Code Article L. 122-8: Aid for businesses exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage due to the costs of the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system passed on to electricity prices
• General Code of Local Authorities Articles L. 2333-76 to L. 2333-80: Fee for the collection of waste, refuse, and residues, household waste collection fee for campsites, and special fee

Environmental Code Articles D. 213-17 to R. 213-48-52: Basin committees and water agencies AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1759 of December 29, 2020, designating the water agencies responsible for the shared management of fees for non-domestic water pollution related to livestock farming activities, for water storage during low-water periods, and designating the agency responsible for centralizing the proceeds from hunting fees and the associated stamp duty [Official Journal of December 31, 2020]

Decree No. 2011-1852 of December 9, 2011, designating the water agency responsible for issuing revenue orders and collecting fees for non-domestic water pollution from livestock farming activities REPEALED BY Decree No. 2020-1759 of December 29, 2020, designating the water agencies responsible for the shared management of fees for non-domestic water pollution related to livestock farming activities, for water storage during low-water periods, and designating the agency responsible for centralizing the proceeds from hunting fees and the associated stamp duty [Official Journal of December 31, 2020]

Decree No. 2020-1762 of December 30, 2020, concerning the contribution to water resource management and preservation [Official Journal of December 31, 2020] AMENDS:

• Environmental Code Articles R. 211-109 to R.211-110: Drinking water
• General Code of Local Authorities Art. D.2224-5-1 Art. R. 2224-6 to R. 2224-22-6: Provisions relating to wastewater sanitation (Section 2, Chapter IV, Book II)

Order of October 22, 2010 relating to the classification and seismic construction rules applicable to buildings of the so-called "normal risk" class AMENDED BY the Order of December 30, 2020 [Official Journal of the French Republic of December 31, 2020]

Environmental Code Articles L. 170-1 to L. 174-1: Common provisions relating to controls and sanctions AMENDED BY Law No. 2020-1672 of December 24, 2020 relating to the European Public Prosecutor's Office, environmental justice, and specialized criminal justice [Official Journal of the French Republic of December 26, 2020]

Commercial Code Articles R. 225-104 to R. 225-105-2: Social and environmental information to be included in companies' annual reports AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1742 of December 29, 2020 establishing, within the Commercial Code, a chapter relating to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or on a multilateral trading facility [Official Journal of the French Republic of December 30, 2020]

Order of April 15, 2019 relating to the water quality analysis program and the quality limits and references for artificial bathing areas AMENDED BY the Order of December 3, 2020 amending the amended Order of April 15, 2019 relating to the water quality analysis program and the quality limits and references for artificial bathing areas” [Official Journal of the French Republic of December 10, 2020]

Directive 98/83/EC of November 3, 1998 concerning the quality of water intended for human consumption REPEALED by Directive 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast) [Official Journal of the European Union of December 23, 2020]