4. Industrial wastewater discharge conditions

The Order of February 2, 1998 (replacing the repealed Orders of March 1 ^er 1993 and April 25, 1995) is the regulatory reference applicable to the vast majority of classified facilities subject to authorization.

It should be noted, however, that certain industrial activities are not covered, as they are regulated by other decrees. These include surface treatment (decree of September 26, 1985), the glass industry (decree of May 14, 1993), the paper industry (decree of January 6, 1994) and cement works (decree of May 3, 1993).

For discharges into surface waters, the 1993 and 1995 decrees defined all the provisions aimed at preventing pollution of the aquatic environment, i.e. discharge conditions, control procedures and discharge limit values (compatible with the quality objectives of the receiving...