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3. Regulations & recommendations
3.1 French regulations
French lighting regulations are set out in the building regulations, and are therefore mainly applied through building permits. They have evolved in two opposite directions, depending on whether the buildings are residential or commercial.
SCROLL TO TOPIn the National Town Planning Regulations, generally applicable when a Land Use Plan does not apply, there is a rule designed to preserve the lighting of buildings, built or not, where the construction of...
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EN 17037: 2018 "Daylighting in buildings".
EN 12464-1 – 2011 – Workplace lighting – Part 1: Indoor workplaces
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