9. Which regulation takes precedence in the Classified Installations vs. Occupational Health and Safety duel?

You are the operator of a classified facility and the employer of workers whose health and safety at work may be affected. You must comply with both the legislation governing classified installations and the legislation governing health and safety in the workplace. The two sets of legislation do not have the same purpose, nor do they protect the same interests:

• On the one hand, ICPE legislation under the French Environment Code aims to protect the interests mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of Code de l’environnement (public health and safety, protection of nature, the environment...