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The list below is an excerpt of publications in French and European official journals concerning environment, energy, and occupational health and safety from January 2024.
ENVIRONMENT
Conditions for water reuse in food sector businesses
Public Health Code Articles R. 1322-76 to R. 1322-86: Reused water in food sector businesses CREATED BY Decree No. 2024-33 of January 24, 2024 concerning
reused water in food sector businesses and containing various provisions
relating to the health safety of water intended for human consumption [JORF of January 25
2024]
Decree No. 2024-33 of January 25, 2024 establishes a section within the Public Health Code
setting out the conditions under which wastewater may be reused for the
preparation, processing, and preservation of all foodstuffs and goods
intended for human consumption, including for cleaning premises,
installations, and equipment. It defines the quality and monitoring, storage, and
distribution requirements for such water, as well as the categories of water excluded from this
scheme. Water unfit for consumption is notably not covered.
human, which would be intended for domestic or industrial uses (within
classified facilities (ICPE) or, for certain categories, IOTA), as well as rainwater whose
uses are already regulated by the environmental code.
New rules concerning the monitoring of the quality of water intended for human consumption
Public Health Code Articles R. 1321-1A to D. 1321-105: Drinking Water AMENDED BY
Decree No. 2024-33 of January 24, 2024, concerning reused water in businesses in the
food sector and containing various provisions relating to the sanitary safety of water intended
for human consumption [JORF of January 25, 2024]
The monitoring procedures for surface freshwaters used or intended for use in
the production of water intended for human consumption and water used for the manufacture
of food ice are being reformed. Regarding the former, all
samples taken must now be below the quality limits set by decree.
For the latter, the control point for compliance with quality limits and references
must now be located directly at the point of production.
SAFETY
Addition of substances and reclassification of certain substances in Table 3 of Annex VI to the CLP Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008
on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
AMENDED BY Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/197 of 19 October 2023
amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards the harmonised classification and labelling
of certain substances [OJ L, 5 January 2024]
As part of the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP), 28 new substances
are added to the list of hazardous substances requiring labelling. The classification and
names of other substances are also updated. This new ATP may have
implications for ICPE classification, the conclusions of chemical risk assessments, the
re-labelling in case of repackaging and on obtaining updated safety data sheets
from suppliers.