1. Different types of classified facilities

The following are subject to declaration (D) under the ICPE (Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement - Classified Installations for Environmental Protection) regime , foundries which do not present serious hazards or inconveniences, but which must nevertheless comply with general regulations issued by the minister responsible for classified installations.

The ordinance of June 11, 2009, and two decrees dated April 13, 2010, introduced a new simplified authorization system known as registration (E). The purpose of this procedure is to introduce an intermediate system between the declaration and authorization systems, when the risk is under control. Facilities presenting serious...