The list below is an excerpt of publications from the French and European official journals concerning environment, energy, and occupational health and safety from October 2020.
New Texts
Order of October 23, 2020, concerning measurements carried out as part of risk assessment and verifications of the effectiveness of prevention measures implemented for the protection of workers against risks due to ionizing radiation [JORF of October 27, 2020]
Amended Texts
Social Security Code Articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1: Occupational Accident and Disease Insurance AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1232 of October 8, 2020, generalizing the dematerialization of notifications of decisions relating to the contribution rate due for occupational accidents and diseases and the classification of risks into different categories [JORF of October 9, 2020]
Order of July 21, 2015, concerning collective sanitation systems and individual sanitation facilities, with the exception of individual sanitation facilities receiving a gross organic pollution load of less than or equal to 1.2 kg/day of BOD5 AMENDED BY the Order of July 31, 2020 [JORF of October 11, 2020]
Environmental Code Articles D. 543-306 to D. 543-308: Unsold Food Products AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1274 of October 20, 2020, concerning food donations provided for in Article L. 541-15-6 of the Environmental Code, their quality, and the procedures for monitoring and controlling their quality [JORF of October 21, 2020]
Rural and Maritime Fishing Code Articles R. 254-1 to R. 254-19: General Provisions - distribution and application of agricultural antiparasitic products AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1265 of October 16, 2020, concerning advice on the use of plant protection products and the certification of their professional distributors and users [JORF of October 18, 2020]
Regulation No. 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) AMENDED BY Regulation 2020/1435 of October 9, 2020, concerning the obligations of registrants to update their registrations [OJEU of October 12, 2020]
Order of April 20, 2012, setting the conditions for the establishment, issuance, and validity of driving licenses AMENDED BY:
- Order of October 12, 2020, amending several ministerial orders relating to car driving instruction and driving license examination tests [JORF of October 15, 2020]
- Order of October 12, 2020, temporarily amending several ministerial orders relating to car driving instruction and driving license examination tests [JORF of October 15, 2020]
Order of May 21, 2010, approving Decision No. 2010-DC-0175 of the Nuclear Safety Authority of February 4, 2010, specifying the technical procedures and frequencies of controls provided for in Articles R. 4452-12 and R. 4452-13 of the Labor Code, as well as in Articles R. 1333-7 and R. 1333-95 of the Public Health Code REPEALED BY the Order of October 23, 2020, concerning measurements carried out as part of risk assessment and verifications of the effectiveness of prevention measures implemented for the protection of workers against risks due to ionizing radiation [JORF of October 27, 2020]
Order of June 9, 2020, concerning technical design and operating requirements for connection to electricity grids AMENDED BY the Order of September 16, 2020 [JORF of October 2, 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:
- Order of October 5, 2020 [JORF of October 11, 2020]
- Order of October 8, 2020, implementing bonuses for an energy saving operation as part of a "Boost for high-performance renovation of a detached house" scheme [JORF of October 11, 2020]
- Order of October 16, 2020 [JORF of October 22, 2020]
Order of December 29, 2014 concerning the implementation procedures for the energy savings certificate scheme AMENDED BY:
- the Orders of October 5, 2020 [Official Journal of October 11, 2020]
- the Orders of October 8, 2020 [Official Journal of October 11, 2020]
- Order of October 16, 2020 [Official Journal of October 22, 2020]
List of standardized energy saving operations AMENDED BY the Order of October 8, 2020 [Official Journal of October 11, 2020]
Order of October 2, 2020 [Official Journal of October 15, 2020] AMENDING:
- Order of May 23, 2016 concerning the preparation of solid recovered fuels for their use in facilities falling under heading 2971 of the nomenclature of classified facilities for environmental protection
- Order of May 23, 2016 concerning heat and/or electricity production facilities from non-hazardous waste prepared as solid recovered fuels in facilities designed for this purpose, whether or not combined with another fuel, and falling under heading 2971 of the nomenclature of classified facilities for environmental protection
Order of September 15, 2006 concerning the energy performance diagnosis for existing buildings offered for sale in mainland France AMENDED BY the Order of October 12, 2020 amending the Order of September 15, 2006 concerning the energy performance diagnosis for existing buildings offered for sale in mainland France [Official Journal of October 16, 2020]
Order of November 21, 2019 setting the geographical proximity criterion for extended collective self-consumption AMENDED BY the Order of October 14, 2020 [Official Journal of October 16, 2020]
Tariff Orders setting the purchase conditions and remuneration supplement for electricity produced from renewable energies or cogeneration facilities AMENDED BY the Order of October 23, 2020 concerning the purchase conditions for electricity produced by building-integrated photovoltaic solar energy installations with an installed peak power of 100 kilowatts or less [Official Journal of October 25, 2020]
Environmental Code Articles D. 541-1 to R. 541-12-18: General provisions relating to waste prevention and management AMENDED BY Decree No. 2020-1249 of October 12, 2020 concerning the inter-sectoral extended producer responsibility commission [Official Journal of October 14, 2020]





