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4. Change of operator
Authorizations, registrations and declarations are "real" in nature, i.e. they concern the classified facility as such, and not the individual operator.
The French Environment Code (article L. 511-1) refers above all to "installations operated or held", and case law gives precedence to the notion of "operator".
the owner of a former gravel pit operated by his grandfather until 1956 had allowed several companies to deposit waste and fill on the site. As the sole beneficiary of this waste deposit, he must be considered as the de facto operator of an unauthorized classified facility, and the authorities may impose site monitoring requirements (Nancy Administrative Court of Appeal, August 2, 2007, no. 05NC01103).
However, regulatory changes over the past few years...
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Change of operator
Modification of operating conditions
Bibliography
Websites
Public service for the dissemination of law. Official Journal news. Access to codes. Documentation service of the General Secretariat of the Government:
Environmental inspection website :
...Standards and norms
- Critères généraux pour le fonctionnement des différents types d'organismes procédant à l'inspection. - NF EN ISO/CEI 17020 - 2012
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - ISO 14001 - 2015
- Systèmes de management de la santé et de la sécurité au travail. - ISO 45001 - 2018
Regulations
French regulations (codes)
Environment Code (legislative and regulatory parts).
Code de l'urbanisme (legislative and regulatory parts).
Public Health Code (legislative and regulatory parts).
Code général des collectivités territoriales (legislative part and regulatory part).
European regulations (non-exhaustive list)
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Statistical and economic data
The figures below are taken from the Ministry of Ecology's 2018 balance sheet:
500,000 facilities, of which 25,000 are subject to authorization and 16,000 to registration.
1,312 facilities subject to authorization are classified as Seveso, including 705 with high thresholds and 607 with low thresholds.
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