1. Evaluate the importance of the proposed modification

1.1 Case 1: you want to transfer your business to another site

Any geographic relocation of your activity to another site is considered a transfer within the meaning of ICPE regulations, regardless of the distance between the old and new sites.

For example, moving your business to the same municipality constitutes a business transfer.

The principle is that any transfer of an ICPE to another location requires :

• for ICPEs subject to declaration, a new declaration (article R. 512-54 of the Code de l’environnement );

• for...