6. Incidents and accidents
The Charter of the Environment enshrined in the French Constitution of 1958 states that "all persons must, under the conditions defined by law, prevent the damage they are likely to cause to the environment or, failing that, limit its consequences". The regulatory obligations resulting from accidents or incidents at classified facilities are fully in line with this principle of prevention.
6.1 Accident notification
The operator of a classified facility subject to authorization, registration or declaration must report any accidents or incidents arising from the operation of his facility as soon as possible to the Environmental Inspectorate (article R. 512-69 of the Environmental Code).
The aim of this provision is to ensure rapid transmission...
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Bibliography
Websites
Public service for the dissemination of law. Official Journal news. Access to codes. Documentation service of the General Secretariat of the Government:
Environmental inspection website :
...Standards and norms
- Critères généraux pour le fonctionnement des différents types d'organismes procédant à l'inspection. - NF EN ISO/CEI 17020 - 2012
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - ISO 14001 - 2015
- Systèmes de management de la santé et de la sécurité au travail. - ISO 45001 - 2018
Regulations
French regulations (codes)
Environment Code (legislative and regulatory parts).
Code de l'urbanisme (legislative and regulatory parts).
Public Health Code (legislative and regulatory parts).
Code général des collectivités territoriales (legislative part and regulatory part).
European regulations (non-exhaustive list)
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Statistical and economic data
The figures below are taken from the Ministry of Ecology's 2018 balance sheet:
500,000 facilities, of which 25,000 are subject to authorization and 16,000 to registration.
1,312 facilities subject to authorization are classified as Seveso, including 705 with high thresholds and 607 with low thresholds.
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