1. Sources of environmental regulations
Environmental regulations in France are recent, codified, hierarchical and based on fundamental principles.
1.1 Recent regulations
France's first environmental regulations can be traced back to the late 19th century. For example, Napoleon's decree of October 15, 1810 regulated the operation of factories and workshops that emitted unhealthy or inconvenient odors. At the time, however, the aim was not so much to protect the environment as to establish public hygiene rules to regulate the coexistence of industrial activities and housing.
It wasn't until the 1970s that France's major environmental laws were enacted, thanks to the creation and activism of a number of environmental associations that raised political awareness of the need for...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
(non-exhaustive list)
- Soil quality – Services for contaminated sites and soils – Part 1: General requirements. - NF X31-620-1 - 2021
- Soil quality – Services for contaminated sites and soils – Part 2: requirements for design, assistance and inspection services. - NF X31-620-2 - 2021
- Soil quality – Services for contaminated sites and soils – Part 3: Requirements for rehabilitation...
Regulations
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Law no. 75-633 of July 15, 1975 on waste disposal and materials recovery (JORF of July 16, 1975).
Law no. 76-629 of July 10, 1976 on nature protection (JORF of July 13, 1976).
Law no. 76-663 of July 19, 1976 on facilities classified for environmental protection (JORF of July 20, 1976).
Law no. 92-3 of January...
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Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion : https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/
nspection générale de l'environnement et du développement durable (IGEDD) :
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