2. Environmental protection
Quarries are often perceived by the general public in terms of the damage they cause to the environment, as a result of the nuisance they cause and the disruption they wreak on soils and landscapes. Under pressure from environmentalists, aggregates producers have mobilized, and significant progress has been made in reducing noise, vibrations and dust, treating water and sludge, rehabilitating production sites, and so on.
At the same time, quarry legislation was amended and strengthened, with the aim of effectively protecting the living environment. Under the Act of January 4, 1993, accompanied by the decrees and circular of June 9, 1994, quarries were transferred from the Mining Code to the legislation governing "highly polluting" classified installations, as defined by the Act of July 19, 1976.
Henceforth, all quarrying operations, regardless...
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Bibliography
Standardization
European specification standards
- Granulats pour matériaux traités aux liants hydrauliques et non traités. - NF EN 13242 -
- Granulats pour mélanges hydrocarbonés et enduits superficiels. - NF EN 13043 -
- Granulats pour bétons. - NF EN 12620 -
- Granulats pour mortiers. - NF EN 13139 -
- Granulats légers (parties 1 et 2). - NF EN 13055 -
- Granulats pour ballasts de voies ferrées....
Productions of the French Committee for Road Techniques (CFTR)
Aide au choix des granulats pour chaussées - Note d'information n° 10, January 2005.
Valorization of local materials - Technical guide, October 2004.
Validation of regional technical guides - Information note no. 9, December 2004.
Regional technical guides
Limestone, Île-de-France - 1996.
Les Chailles, Île-de-France - 1996.
Silt, Île-de-France - 1996.
Les sablons, Île-de-France - 1996.
Bottom ash from household waste incineration, Île-de-France - 1998.
Recycled concrete and demolition products, Île-de-France - 2003.
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Regulations
Law no. 76-663 of July 19, 1976 on facilities classified for environmental protection.
Law no. 93.3 of January 4, 1993 on quarries.
Arrêté du 22 septembre 1994 relatif aux exploitations des carrières et aux installations de premier traitement des matériaux de carrière.
Arrêté du 10 février 1998 relatif à la détermination du montant des garanties financières...
Consumption - Production
French aggregates production has reached around 400 million tonnes a year since 2000, with no significant change since.
Figures 1 and
Suppliers
The structure of aggregates supply in France at the end of 2006 is shown in figure 3 . For supplier addresses, a directory can be consulted or purchased from UNICEM.
Organizations
SETRA Service d'Études Techniques des Routes et Autoroutes http://www.setra.equipement.gouv.fr
UNPG Union Nationale des Producteurs de Granulats
UNICEM Union Nationale des Industries et des Carrières et Matériaux de construction http://www.unicem.fr
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