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4. Seismic risk prevention legislation and regulations in France
4.1 Legal references
France has had seismic regulations since 1967. They have been improved on several occasions. They are mainly governed by :
Article L 563-1 of the French Environment Code;
Article L 112-18 of the French Construction and Housing Code;
law no. 2004-811 of August 13, 2004 on the modernization of civil protection.
A new seismic zoning and new earthquake-resistant rules, in force since May 1 er 2011, have been drawn up to take into account Eurocode 8 and the scientific progress made over the past 25 years in seismology and earthquake engineering.
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Conclusion
Bibliography
Digital media
Downloadable brochures :
"Framework of actions for seismic risk prevention
"What is seismic risk?
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"Earthquakes
Websites
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AFPS – French association for earthquake engineering
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The earthquake plan
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Standards and norms
- Eurocode 8 : Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes, Partie 1 : Règles générales, actions sismiques et règles pour les bâtiments, CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation, Central Secrétariat : rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Bruxelles. - EN 1998-1 - 2004
- Eurocode 8 : Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes, Partie 2 : Ponts CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation, Central Secrétariat : rue de...
Events
WCEE, World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, every 4 years (2016, etc.)
ECEE, EuropeanConference on Earthquake Engineering, every 4 years (2014, etc.)
National conference (see AFPS website)
Directories
Organizations – Federations – Associations
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AFPS French Association for Earthquake Engineering
Documentation – Training – Seminars
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Groupe Moniteur – Information services for the construction industry and local authorities...
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