What’s new in Regulatory Watch 2025

ENERGY

BACS” regulations

Building Code, articles R175-1 to R. 175-6

Order of April 7, 2023 on automation and control systems for commercial buildings

Thermodynamic systems: renewal of inspection procedures

Environment Code, articles R. 224-42 to R. 224-45-9

HEALTH & SAFETY

Ionizing radiation : New obligations for exposed workers

👉 Code du travail – Articles R4451-1 à R4451-146 – Prévention des risques d’exposition aux rayonnements ionisants

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

New classification and labelling under the CLP regulation

Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2008 on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707 of December 19, 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures

CONSTRUCTION

IRVE

Obligations under the French Construction and Housing Code L171-4

ENVIRONMENT – GENERAL

FGAS regulations: stricter prohibitions and new categories

REGULATION (EU) 2024/573 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 7 February 2024 on fluorinated greenhouse gases, amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 517/2014

CESO: Reducing emissions in the construction sector

Regulation (EU) 2024/590 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 February 2024 on substances that deplete the ozone layer and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009

Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer

ENVIRONMENT – WASTE

• Source separation of textile waste
• Setting up an EPR channel for single-use sanitary textiles
• Introduction of a sustainability index for WEEE
• European battery regulations: carbon footprint and waste management
• Environmental information for producers and importers
• Reduce single-use plastic packaging
• General tax on polluting activities
• WEEE

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ENVIRONMENT – ICPE

ICPE waste: new fire prevention requirements for 2025-2026

Updating hazard studies for Seveso sites

Arrêté du 26 mai 2014 relatif à la prévention des accidents majeurs dans les installations classées mentionnées à la section 9, chapitre V, titre Ier du livre V du code de l’environnement (Decree of May 26, 2014 on the prevention of major accidents in classified facilities mentioned in Section 9, Chapter V, Title I of Book V of the Environment Code).

Order of September 24, 2020 amending the order of May 26, 2014 relating to the prevention of major accidents in classified facilities mentioned in Section 9, Chapter V, Title I, of Book V of the Environment Code.

Analysis campaigns for PFAS in industrial emissions

Arrêté du 31 octobre 2024 relatif à l’analyse des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées dans les émissions atmosphériques des installations d’incinération, de co-incinération et d’autres traitements thermiques de déchets (Order of October 31, 2024 on the analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in atmospheric emissions from waste incineration, co-incineration and other thermal treatment facilities)

Arrêté du 20 juin 2023 relatif à l’analyse des substances per- et polyfluoroalkylées dans les rejets aqueux des installations classées pour la protection de l’environnement relevant du régime de l’autorisation (Order of June 20, 2023 on the analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in aqueous discharges from facilities classified for environmental protection under the authorization regime)