1. Regulations, best practice and objectives
1.1 Regulatory texts
Laws, decrees and orders, all published in the Journal Officiel, constitute the regulations on which we rely.
For the gas industry, laws and decrees are usually too general to be applied directly. Application decrees are published for this purpose.
The reference text for natural gas in residential premises is the modified decree of August 2, 1977.
Each week, Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment publishes, in its detachable section, the texts published in the Official Journal of the French Republic which have a direct or indirect impact on the construction industry, as well as ministerial circulars not published in the Official Journal which...
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Regulations, best practice and objectives
A little history
DTU composition
The DTUs are mainly :
technical specifications (CCT), originally known as "cahiers des charges", which set out the technical conditions to be met by contractors in selecting and using materials for the various trades;
calculation rules that enable structures to be sized according to operating conditions or construction sites;
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Composition of ATG specifications
The characteristics of tubes, fittings and filler alloys, as well as assembly conditions, are defined in ATG specifications:
B. 521 : Steel tubes and fittings - Filler alloys ;
B. 524: Copper tubes - Fittings - Means of assembly - Filler alloys.
Each specification has several parts....
Technical rules
Technical and safety rules applicable to fuel gas and liquefied hydrocarbon installations located inside residential buildings or their outbuildings:
Order of August 2, 1977 modified by orders of November 23, 1992, October 28, 1993, September 18, 1995, June 26, 1996, September 9, 1996, November 21, 1996, August 5, 1998 and February 5, 1999.
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