HSE and Energy Regulatory Watch for June 2020

In June 2020, the Official Journals published new texts and amendments, particularly concerning water reuse, electrical grid connection, and wind turbines.

Marie Faucon
Consultante HSE
Publication : 
07.07.2020
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Please note: This article concerns French legislation. The requirements described may not apply in other countries.

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The list below is an extract of publications in the French and European official journals concerning environment, energy, and occupational health and safety for June 2020.

New texts

Order of June 9, 2020 concerning the technical design and operating requirements for connection to electricity grids [JORF of June 25, 2020]

Energy Code Article D. 453-26: Derogation from the priority for connection to natural gas distribution networks CREATED BY Decree No. 2020-789 of June 27, 2020 setting the conditions for derogation for compressed natural gas refueling stations from the priority for connection to the natural gas distribution network [JORF of June 28, 2020]

Regulation 2020/741 of May 25, 2020 on minimum requirements for water reuse [OJEU of June 5, 2020]

Order of June 25, 2020 concerning metallic materials and products intended for production, distribution, and conditioning facilities that come into contact with water intended for human consumption [JORF of June 28, 2020]

Amended texts

Order of August 26, 2011 concerning electricity generation facilities using wind mechanical energy within a facility subject to authorization under heading 2980 of the legislation on classified facilities for environmental protection AMENDED BY the Order of June 22, 2020 [JORF of June 30, 2020]

Order of August 26, 2011 concerning electricity generation facilities using wind mechanical energy within a facility subject to declaration under heading 2980 of the legislation on classified facilities for environmental protection AMENDED BY the Order of June 22, 2020 [JORF of June 30, 2020]

Order of August 26, 2011 concerning the restoration and establishment of financial guarantees for electricity generation facilities using wind mechanical energy REPEALED BY the Order of June 22, 2020 amending the requirements for electricity generation facilities using wind mechanical energy within a facility subject to authorization under heading 2980 of the legislation on classified facilities for environmental protection [JORF of June 30, 2020]

Directive 2000/54/EC of September 18, 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) AMENDED BY Directive 2020/739 of June 3, 2020 as regards the inclusion of SARS-CoV-2 on the list of biological agents known to cause infectious diseases in humans [OJEU of June 4, 2020]

Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of December 18, 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) AMENDED BY Regulation 2020/878 of June 18, 2020 [OJEU of June 6, 2020]

Law No. 2020-734 of June 17, 2020 relating to various provisions linked to the health crisis, other urgent measures, and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union [JORF of June 18, 2020] AMENDS:

  • Environmental Code Articles L. 581-1 to L. 581-45: Advertising, signs, and pre-signs
  • Construction and Housing Code Articles L. 134-1 to L. 134-5: Energy performance diagnosis
  • Construction and Housing Code Articles L. 271-4 to L. 271-6: Technical diagnostic report

Regulation 2020/740 of May 25, 2020 on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters [OJEU of June 5, 2020] AMENDS:

  • Regulation 2017/1369 of July 4, 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling
  • List of European regulations concerning product energy labelling

Regulation No 142/2011 of 2011 implementing Regulation No 1069/2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive AMENDED BY:

  • Regulation (EU) 2020/797 of 17 June 2020 as regards requirements for animal by-products and derived products originating in the Union and re-dispatched thereto after having been refused entry by a third country [OJEU of 18 June 2020]
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/735 of 2 June 2020 as regards the use of meat and bone meal as fuel in combustion plants [OJEU of 3 June 2020]
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/762 of 9 June 2020 as regards microbiological standards for raw pet food, requirements for approved establishments, technical parameters for the ‘Brookes gasification process’ method and for the hydrolysis of rendered fats, and the export of processed manure, certain blood, blood products and intermediate products [OJEU of 10 June 2020]
  • Regulation (EU) 2020/757 of 8 June 2020 as regards the traceability of certain animal by-products and derived products [OJEU of 9 June 2020]

Environmental Code Articles R. 213-49 to R. 213-49-25: Contracting authority bodies (administrative and financial structures: Water and aquatic and marine environments) AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-752 of 19 June 2020 concerning the decentralisation of individual administrative decisions in the fields of ecology, sustainable development, transport, energy and housing [JORF of 20 June 2020]

Order of 27 February 2020 validating 12 programmes under the energy savings certificate scheme AMENDED BY the Order of 10 June 2020 modifying programmes under the energy savings certificate scheme [JORF of 24 June 2020]

Order of 10 June 2020 amending the Order of 29 December 2014 and the Order of 4 September 2014 [JORF of 24 June 2020] AMENDS:

  • Order of 29 December 2014 concerning the implementation procedures for the energy savings certificate scheme
  • Order of 4 September 2014 establishing the list of elements for an energy savings certificate application and the documents to be archived by the applicant
    Order of 9 June 2020 concerning technical design and operating requirements for connection to electricity grids [JORF of 25 June 2020] REPEALS:
  • Order of 23 April 2008 concerning technical design and operating requirements for connection of an electricity generation facility to the public electricity transmission network
  • Order of 23 April 2008 concerning technical design and operating requirements for connection of an electricity generation facility to a public low-voltage or medium-voltage electricity distribution network
  • Order of 4 July 2003 concerning technical design and operating requirements for direct connection of an electricity consumption facility to the public transmission network
  • Order of 17 March 2003 concerning technical design and operating requirements for connection of an electricity consumption facility to the public distribution network

Energy Code Articles D. 446-3 to D. 446-16: Conditions for contracting between biomethane producers and natural gas suppliers AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-787 of 25 June 2020 concerning biogas buyers of last resort [JORF of 28 June 2020]

Order of 29 May 1997 concerning materials and objects used in fixed installations for the production, treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption AMENDED BY the Order of 25 June 2020 concerning metallic materials and products intended for production, distribution and packaging installations that come into contact with water intended for human consumption [JORF of 28 June 2020]

Environmental Code Articles R. 222-13 to R. 222-36: Atmospheric protection plans AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-801 of 29 June 2020 concerning the payment intended for the financing of mobility services, mobility plans and the partners' committee [JORF of 30 June 2020]

Order of December 5, 2019, approving laboratories or organizations to carry out certain types of sampling and analysis for atmospheric substance emissions, AMENDED BY the Order of June 17, 2020 [JORF of June 30, 2020]

Labor Code Articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-36: Maternity, paternity, adoption, and child-rearing AMENDED BY Law No. 2020-692 of June 8, 2020, aiming to improve workers' rights and family support after the death of a child [JORF of June 9, 2020]

Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 20, 2019, on persistent organic pollutants AMENDED BY:

  • Regulation 2020/784 of April 8, 2020, amending Annex I to Regulation 2019/1021 for the purpose of listing perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts, and PFOA-related compounds [OJEU of June 15, 2020]
  • the corrigendum to Regulation 2019/1021 of June 20, 2019 [OJEU of June 9, 2020]

Order of July 27, 2004, on the technical inspection of heavy vehicles AMENDED BY the Order of June 19, 2020 [JORF of June 27, 2020]

Order of March 9, 2012, concerning provisions relating to the construction of vehicles, components, and equipment aimed at the disposal of end-of-life vehicles AMENDED BY the Order of June 5, 2020 [JORF of June 6, 2020]

Decree No. 61-501 of May 3, 1961, relating to units of measurement and the control of measuring instruments AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-709 of June 11, 2020 [JORF of June 12, 2020]

List of approved organizations authorized to issue capacity certificates to operators AMENDED BY the Order of May 22, 2020, approving the International Norms Certification Corporation (INCC) to issue capacity certificates to operators as provided for in Article R. 543-99 of the Environmental Code [JORF of June 12, 2020]

Directive 2002/49/EC of June 25, 2002, relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise AMENDED BY the corrigendum to Directive 2020/367 of March 4, 2020 [OJEU of June 16, 2020]

Decree No. 2020-752 of June 19, 2020, relating to the decentralization of individual administrative decisions in the fields of ecology, sustainable development, transport, energy, and housing [JORF of June 20, 2020] AMENDED:

  • Decree No. 2010-1580 of December 17, 2010, relating to the technical service for ski lifts and guided transport systems
  • Tourism Code Articles R. 342-2 to R. 342-20: Common provisions for ski lifts and moving walkways

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