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2. Odors and waste legislation
The law of July 15, 1975 on waste disposal and materials recovery is the basic text of waste regulations. This text has been amended several times since 1975, and its provisions have been incorporated into the Environment Code.
Two articles contribute to the prevention of odour nuisance:
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Article L. 541-2 of the French Environment Code establishes the principle that "All producers or holders of waste are required to manage it or have it managed [...]. Any producer or holder of waste is responsible for the management of such waste until its final disposal or recovery, even when the waste is transferred to a third party for treatment";
Note 1Waste (article L. 541-1 of the French Environment Code) is "any substance or object, or more generally any movable...
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Bibliography
- (1) - CORBIN (A.) - Le miasme et la jonquille - (1986).
- (2) - CHAUVIERE (A.) - Parfums et senteurs du Grand Siècle - (1999).
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Events
Conferences :
NOSE, International Conference on Environmental Odour Monitoring & Control.
IWA Odor and VOXs conference.
Atmos'fair. Every year, alternating between Paris and Lyon
Standards and norms
- Détermination de la concentration d'une odeur par olfactométrie dynamique. - AFNOR NF EN 13725 - 2003
- Olfactometric measurements – Measuring the odor of a gaseous effluent. - AFNOR NF X 43-103 - 1996
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