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		<title>Senegal&#8217;s New Labor Code (Law No. 2026-18): What&#8217;s Changing for Businesses</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Senegal has a new Labor Code. Law No. 2026-18 of September 3, 2026, published in the Official Journal No. 7931 of September 17, 2026, repeals Law No. 97-17 of December 1, 1997. It applies automatically to existing contracts, with no transition period. The main changes concern the duration of fixed-term contracts, telework, harassment prevention, employee [&#8230;]]]></description>
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									<p>Senegal has a new Labor Code. Law No. 2026-18 of September 3, 2026, published in the Official Journal No. 7931 of September 17, 2026, repeals Law No. 97-17 of December 1, 1997. It applies automatically to existing contracts, with no transition period. The main changes concern the duration of fixed-term contracts, telework, harassment prevention, employee monitoring, maternity leave, and occupational risk assessment.<br/>These new rules cannot be used to justify the termination of a current contract. The employee retains the benefits provided for in their contract when they are more favorable than those set forth in the Labor Code (Article 459).    </p><h2>The Main Changes at a Glance</h2>								</div>
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  Senegal's New Labor Code: Key Changes (Law No. 2026-18)
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      <td style="padding:8px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">Maximum of 2 years per contract, one renewal only</td>
      <td style="padding:8px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">Maximum of 2 years per contract, one renewal or one extension, maximum of 4 years total with the same employer</td>
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      <td style="padding:8px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">Prior consultation, written agreement, equal treatment with on-site employees</td>
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      <td style="padding:8px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">No specific measures</td>
      <td style="padding:8px; border:1px solid #cccccc;">Prohibition, prevention requirements, witness protection, criminal penalties</td>
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									<h2>1. What is the maximum duration of a fixed-term employment contract in Senegal?</h2><p>A fixed-term contract may not exceed two years and may be renewed or extended only once (Article 100). The total duration of fixed-term contracts between the same employee and the same employer is capped at four years. Beyond that, the employment relationship automatically becomes a permanent contract (Article 101).  <br>Renewal and extension are governed by different rules. Renewal creates a new fixed-term contract, which must be documented in writing (Article 103). An extension requires an amendment to the contract and must be based on an objective reason: an extended replacement for an employee, a temporary increase in workload, or a delay due to an unforeseen event. It cannot last longer than the original contract (Article 102). In both cases, the employer must file the document with the labor inspectorate before the contract takes effect.<br/>Several categories are exempt from reclassification as permanent contracts: casual and seasonal workers, dockworkers, employees hired to handle a temporary increase in workload or to replace an absent employee, and sectors where the practice excludes permanent contracts, the list of which will be established by administrative order. Companies exempted in special economic zones and those approved under the Investment Code may enter into multiple fixed-term contracts with the same employee for a period of five years from the date of their approval (Article 101).     <br>A temporary worker is paid at the end of their assignment, which may not exceed six consecutive business days (Article 199). Also note: following a layoff for economic reasons, the employer may not fill the eliminated position with a fixed-term contract for six months, except for a non-renewable contract of no more than three months (Article 98). </p><h2>2. How do you set up remote work?</h2><p>Telework now has a legal framework (Articles 268 through 273).</p><p>Before implementing it for the first time, the employer must consult with employee representatives and the occupational safety and health committee regarding its organization, its effects on health and safety, and the eligible positions.</p><p>For each employee, telework is based on a written agreement, either in the employment contract or in an amendment thereto. In the event of an epidemic, pandemic, or force majeure, the employer may require telework without prior agreement or consultation to ensure business continuity. The employer must then notify the employee in writing.  </p><p>A teleworker has the same working hours, the same rights, and the same compensation as a comparable employee working on-site. An accident that occurs at the teleworker’s telework location while performing work duties is presumed to be a work-related accident (Article 272). </p><p>A decree is still needed to clarify several points, including the coverage of business expenses and the protections related to the right to disconnect (Article 273).</p><h2>3. Harassment and Violence: What Are the Employer&#8217;s Obligations?</h2><p>All forms of violence and harassment in the workplace are prohibited (Article 17).</p><p>This protection covers employees, interns, apprentices, trainees, and job seekers, both at and outside the workplace, provided that the events are related to the employment relationship (Article 18).</p><p>The employer must take reasonable measures to prevent such conduct and put a stop to it as soon as it becomes aware of it (Section 19).</p><p>An employer may not take disciplinary action against a person who refuses to engage in such conduct, reports it, or testifies about it (Article 20).</p><p>Harassment or psychological abuse is punishable by a fine of 200,000 to 5 million CFA francs and imprisonment for one month to one year, or by either of these two penalties.</p><p>The same penalties apply to anyone who punishes a victim or a witness (Section 454).</p><p>Physical or sexual harassment and violence are covered by the Penal Code (Article 453).</p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><em>Example. At a construction site in Diamniadio, a foreman regularly humiliates a young worker in front of his coworkers. A coworker reports the incident to management. The company must put an end to the situation immediately. It may not transfer or discipline the person who reported the incident for this reason.    </em></span></p></blockquote><p>In practice, the company needs a clear reporting procedure, up-to-date internal policies, and trained supervisors.</p><p>The Code also establishes a National Observatory on Discrimination, Violence, and Harassment in the Workplace (Article 58).</p><h2>4. What monitoring tools can an employer use?</h2><p>The Code regulates tools used to monitor employees: video surveillance, geolocation, ID badges, biometric devices, and access to documents, files, and mail. These tools may restrict employees’ rights only if justified by the task at hand and to an extent proportionate to the intended purpose (Article 24). Their implementation must also comply with the law on the protection of personal data.  </p><blockquote><p><span style="color: #ff6600;">Example. A petroleum products transport company equips its tanker trucks with GPS to track deliveries and ensure driver safety: this is justified. Tracking a driver’s personal cell phone over the weekend is not.  </span></p></blockquote><h2>5. How long does maternity leave last?</h2><p>Maternity leave is extended from 14 to 18 weeks, including 12 weeks after childbirth (Article 277). It may be extended by three weeks in the event of illness related to pregnancy or childbirth, complications during childbirth, a multiple pregnancy, or for the health of the child. During this leave, any termination of employment is null and void.  </p><p>Upon her return to work, and for a period of 20 months, the mother is entitled to one hour of rest per day per infant for breastfeeding. This time is paid as working time (Article 280). During this period, the employer may not terminate her employment for any reason related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. Absences for mandatory prenatal medical examinations are also paid (Article 276).   </p><p>An employer may not use pregnancy as a basis for refusing to hire an employee, terminating an employment contract—even during the probationary period—or transferring an employee. A temporary reassignment is permitted for medical reasons, night work, or exposure to specific risks (Article 275). </p><p> </p><h2>6. What are the occupational health and safety requirements?</h2><p>The Code recognizes every worker’s right to a safe and healthy workplace (Article 16). The employer assesses the risks associated with working conditions, organizational structure, production processes, equipment, chemical substances, and workstation design (Article 327). Depending on the size of the workforce or the nature of the risks, the employer must establish an occupational health and safety program or action plan and then implement it (Article 328).  </p><p>The Code establishes a Higher Council for the Prevention of Occupational Risks, responsible for coordinating the national occupational safety and health policy (Article 56). The occupational safety and health committee is consulted, among other things, prior to the initial implementation of telework. </p><p>For industrial sites, construction sites, logistics operations, and mines, risk assessment thus falls within the scope of compliance, just like payroll and contracts.</p><h2>7. Other Changes to Be Aware Of</h2><h3>Child labor:</h3><p>The minimum age for employment is raised from 15 to 16, including for apprentices and interns. By administrative order, children between the ages of 13 and 15 may be authorized to perform light work (Article 281). </p><h3>Individual Disputes:</h3><p>Conciliation before the labor inspectorate becomes optional. Both the employee and the employer may file a claim directly with the labor court (Articles 379 and 404). </p><h3>Labor Disputes:</h3><p>If conciliation fails, the parties may resort to arbitration or mediation (Articles 440 and 446).</p><h3>Social Dialogue:</h3><p>The Code establishes a national tripartite body with equal representation to promote social dialogue and allows for the creation of social dialogue committees within industries and companies.</p><h2>5 Steps to Take Right Now</h2><ul><li>Identify all current fixed-term contracts and verify their cumulative duration for each employee.</li><li>Draft or update a telework policy, after consulting with employee representatives and the occupational safety and health committee.</li><li>Establish a procedure for reporting harassment and update the internal rules and regulations.</li><li>Verify that each monitoring tool (cameras, GPS, ID badges, biometrics) is justified and proportionate.</li><li>Update the risk assessment and the health and safety action plan.</li></ul><h2>Frequently asked questions</h2><h3>Does the new Labor Code apply to contracts that have already been signed?</h3><p>👉 Yes. It applies automatically to existing contracts, without requiring justification for their termination. More favorable contractual terms are maintained (Article 459).  </p><h3>How many fixed-term contracts can be entered into with the same employee?</h3><p>👉 A fixed-term contract for a maximum of two years, renewable or extendable only once, up to a total of four years with the same employer. Beyond that, the contract becomes a permanent contract (Articles 100 and 101). </p><h3>Can an employer require employees to work from home?</h3><p>👉 Generally speaking, no: a written agreement with the employee is required. In the event of an epidemic, a pandemic, or force majeure, the employer may require it to ensure business continuity (Article 269). </p><h3>How long is maternity leave in Senegal?</h3><p>18 weeks, including 12 weeks after childbirth, with a possible extension of three weeks in certain cases (Section 277).</p><h3>What are the penalties for workplace bullying?</h3><p>👉 A fine of 200,000 to 5 million CFA francs and imprisonment for one month to one year, or either of these two penalties (Article 454).</p><h3>How can you ensure compliance?</h3><p>This new Code modernizes Senegalese labor law. Several implementing decrees are still pending, particularly regarding telework, occupational health and safety, and the operation of the new bodies. Companies would be wise to bring their contracts and practices into compliance immediately and then monitor the publication of these texts.  </p><p>👉 Novallia assists companies in Senegal and West Africa with regulatory monitoring, compliance assessments, and updating their HSE and HR practices.</p><p>Contact our manager in Dakar, <a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/">Mohamed Seydi</a>; our experts are ready to conduct a compliance assessment under the new Labor Code.</p><p>Source: <br/>Law No. 2026-18 of September 3, 2026, establishing the Labor Code, Official Journal of the Republic of Senegal No. 7931 of September 17, 2026.</p>								</div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery will replace the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC on January 20, 2027. It sets forth the health and safety requirements that must be met by machinery, related products, and partly completed machinery placed on the market in the European Union. As a regulation rather than a directive, it applies directly in France [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery will replace the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC on January 20, 2027. It sets forth the health and safety requirements that must be met by machinery, related products, and partly completed machinery placed on the market in the European Union. As a regulation rather than a directive, it applies directly in France without the need for transposition.  </p>
<p>You may have read that this text applies only to manufacturers, but in fact, it goes further than that. Indeed, a company that modifies its own machines may legally become the manufacturer of those machines. </p>
<p>With three months to go until the deadline, here&#8217;s what you need to know.</p>
<h2>What are the key dates for the Machinery Regulation?</h2>
<p>The regulation took effect in 2023, and most of its requirements do not apply until 2027.</p>
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<td>June 29, 2023</td>
<td>Publication in the Official Journal of the EU</td>
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<td>Effective Date</td>
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<td>January 20, 2024</td>
<td>Application of the Rules on Notified Bodies</td>
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<td>July 27, 2026</td>
<td>Entry into force of the AI Omnibus Act (Regulation 2026/1744)</td>
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<td>October 20, 2026</td>
<td>Notification of the National Sanctions Regime to the Commission</td>
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<td>January 20, 2027</td>
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<td>No later than August 2, 2028</td>
<td>Implementation of AI requirements added by delegated acts</td>
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<p>Machinery placed on the market in accordance with the directive before January 20, 2027, does not need to be reevaluated. The regulation applies to machinery placed on the market on or after that date and to subsequent modifications made to existing machinery. </p>
<h2>Substantial Modification: When Do You Become a Manufacturer?</h2>
<p>Article 18 of the regulation is the one that surprises industrial sites the most.  <strong>Any person who makes a substantial modification to a machine is considered to be its manufacturer.</strong>  It then sets forth all the requirements of Article 10: conformity assessment, technical documentation, EU Declaration of Conformity, and CE marking.</p>
<p>The regulation (Article 3, point 16) defines a substantial modification based on four criteria:</p>
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<li>it takes place after the product has been placed on the market or put into service;</li>
<li>it is carried out using physical or digital means;</li>
<li>it was neither intended nor planned by the manufacturer;</li>
<li>it creates a new hazard or increases an existing risk to the point of requiring protective measures affecting the safety control system, or measures related to stability or structural strength.</li>
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<p>Examples of such cases include adding a robot to a production line, linking two machines, modifying the safety zones of a laser scanner, or updating the software of a safety controller. Repair and maintenance operations that do not affect the machine’s compliance are not included. </p>
<p>The hardest part isn&#8217;t applying the definition; it&#8217;s figuring out who in your organization decides whether a change is substantial. At most sites, no one is assigned to handle this issue. </p>
<h2>Cybersecurity: What Are the New Requirements for Machines?</h2>
<p><strong>For the first time, protection against malicious acts is becoming an essential requirement for machine safety.</strong>  The 2006 directive did not address this issue.</p>
<p>Section 1.1.9 of Annex III requires that:</p>
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<li>protect software, data, and communication components essential to security against corruption, whether accidental or intentional;</li>
<li>Identify the software required for the safe operation of the machine;</li>
<li>Keep a record of any changes—whether legitimate or not—made to this software or its configuration.</li>
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<p>Section 1.2.1 requires that control systems be resistant to reasonably foreseeable malicious attempts by third parties.</p>
<p>These requirements align with the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847), which governs digital components, and with the NIS 2 Directive, which your customers may incorporate into their specifications. The harmonized standard EN 50742, dedicated to protection against corruption, is currently being developed. In the meantime, the UNM recommends relying on ISO/TR 22100-4 and the IEC 62443 series.  </p>
<h2>Machines and Artificial Intelligence: What the Regulation Says</h2>
<p>The regulation applies to systems with “fully or partially self-adaptive behavior” that use machine learning. <strong>When these systems perform a safety function, assessment by a notified body becomes mandatory</strong> (Annex I, Part A, points 5 and 6), even if the manufacturer applies harmonized standards. The regulation also prohibits any machine-generated changes to settings—including during the learning process—if such changes could create a hazardous situation.  </p>
<p>The UNM guide published in 2025 provides a useful clarification: as of the date of its publication, no AI system was capable of performing a safety function validated according to recognized methods. AI that sorts parts or optimizes a path is considered a standard function. AI that retracts a blade when a hand approaches is considered a safety function.  </p>
<h2>What did the July 2026 AI Omnibus Act change?</h2>
<p><strong>Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of July 8, 2026, establishes the Machinery Regulation as the single compliance framework for AI embedded in machinery.</strong>  Prior to this amendment, a machine incorporating high-risk AI was subject to both the Machinery Regulation and the AI Act.</p>
<p>In practical terms:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Machines are no longer subject to the direct application of the AI Act; the</strong>regulations governing machines are transferred from Section A to Section B of Annex I of the AI Act.</li>
<li><strong>The requirements of the AI Act will be incorporated into Annex III of the Machinery Regulation</strong>: data governance, documentation, human oversight, and risk and quality management. The Commission will adopt them through delegated acts, which will take effect no later than August 2, 2028. </li>
<li><strong>Pending the adoption of machine-specific standards</strong>, compliance with the harmonized standards of the AI Act constitutes a presumption of conformity.</li>
<li><strong>Existing evaluation procedures will remain in place.</strong>  The presence of AI alone does not trigger the involvement of a notified body.</li>
</ul>
<p>The date of January 20, 2027, and the cybersecurity requirements remain unchanged.</p>
<h2>What about Switzerland?</h2>
<p>The Machinery Ordinance (OMach) still refers to Directive 2006/42/EC. On September 19, 2025, the Federal Council launched a consultation on a complete revision of the ordinance in order to transpose the European regulation in an equivalent manner and to preserve the mutual recognition agreement with the EU. Swiss companies that export to the EU will be subject to the European regulation starting in January 2027.  </p>
<h2>How Novallia Supports You</h2>
<p>Novallia assists industrial companies with regulatory compliance in France and Switzerland. With regard to the Machinery Directive, the nature of our support depends on your specific situation. </p>
<p><strong>You use machines.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>We are compiling a list of the changes that have been made or are planned for your fleet,</li>
<li>We define the resulting obligations</li>
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<p><strong>You manufacture machines.</strong></p>
<p>We work with you to conduct a comprehensive assessment of your compliance:</p>
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<li>classification of your machines in accordance with Annexes I and II (high-risk machines, safety components, AI);</li>
<li>review of your risk analysis in light of the new essential requirements;</li>
<li>Validation of your technical files, declarations of conformity, and instructions for use, including in digital format;</li>
<li>Identification of cases in which the involvement of a notified body becomes mandatory.</li>
</ul>
<blockquote><p><strong>With NV Compliance, our regulatory monitoring and compliance platform, you’ll receive alerts about changes to the text—including future delegated acts on AI—and manage your compliance action plans.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/"><strong>Contact our experts</strong></a></p>
<h2>Frequently asked questions</h2>
<h3>When does Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 on machinery apply?</h3>
<p>👉 January 20, 2027. It entered into force on July 19, 2023, and replaces Directive 2006/42/EC as of that date. </p>
<h3>Do existing machines need to be recertified?</h3>
<p>👉 No. Machinery placed on the market in accordance with the directive before January 20, 2027, does not need to be reevaluated, unless it undergoes a subsequent substantial modification. </p>
<h3>Can a software update constitute a substantial modification?</h3>
<p>👉 Yes. The regulation specifies that the modification may be physical or digital, provided it meets the other criteria set forth in Article 3, paragraph 16. </p>
<h3>Is the AI Omnibus Act Delaying the Machine Learning Regulation?</h3>
<p>👉 No. The date of January 20, 2027, remains unchanged. Only the AI requirements added by delegated acts will take effect later, no later than August 2, 2028.  </p>
<p><small><strong>Sources:</strong><br />
<a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1230/oj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regulation (EU) 2023/1230</a>;<br />
<a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/1744/oj/fra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regulation (EU) 2026/1744</a>;<br />
<a href="https://www.inrs.fr/publications/juridique/focus-juridiques/nouveau-reglement-machines.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">INRS, “New Machinery Regulation: What’s New?”</a>;<br />
UNM, <em>Cybersecurity Guide for Machinery</em> (2025) and <em>Practical Guide on the Concept of AI</em> (2025);<br />
<a href="https://www.admin.ch/fr/newnsb/Vw47o_OIAjefyvEdNuC0o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Council, press release dated September 19, 2025</a>.</small></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have created your regulatory registry; your applicable documents are organized and structured by domains and subdomains in your customized database.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the end of the story; what follows is no longer about information but about action: What does this text specifically require of my website, and am I currently in compliance?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s where the bulk of the work lies; it&#8217;s a step that monitoring alone cannot handle.</p>
<h2>Compliance Monitoring and Assessment: Two Distinct Steps</h2>
<p>Regulatory monitoring identifies applicable regulations and tracks changes to them, while compliance assessment allows for a determination, requirement by requirement, of whether each obligation is actually being met, and links each conclusion to evidence or an action plan leading to compliance.</p>
<p>The ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards explicitly require this in paragraph 9.1.2 of each standard. The organization must establish an evaluation process, determine its frequency and method, take action when necessary, and maintain documented information on the results. No specific frequency is mandated: the organization determines it based on the significance and risk associated with each requirement.  </p>
<p>It is important to note that a certification audit verifies that this process exists and is functioning. It does not verify compliance with every legal requirement. A certified site may therefore have regulatory nonconformities. The two systems do not measure the same thing.   </p>
<h2>Why does this compliance process take so long?</h2>
<h3>Three challenges come into play.</h3>
<h4>The volume of texts.</h4>
<p>For some sites that require a database of regulations on the environment and occupational health and safety, the number of applicable regulations can sometimes exceed one thousand. The HSE scope covers European, national, and local regulations. Only a portion of these applies to the site, and this must be demonstrated.  </p>
<h4>Granularity.</h4>
<p>A section of a law may contain several distinct requirements. Declaring a section “noncompliant” does not specify which requirement is problematic or what action should be taken. Each section must be broken down into its individual requirements in order to address it correctly and comprehensively. Each requirement must be addressed separately.   </p>
<h4>Arbitration, or the work plan.</h4>
<p>When there are multiple texts to review, you need to decide where to start and then justify those choices in the management review.</p>
<h2>Case Study: RATP&#8217;s Tramway Operations</h2>
<p>Valérie Rouillon is the HSE Manager at RATP Group. For the tramway division, she ensures compliance with occupational safety, health, and environmental standards, tailored to the specific needs of maintenance and rolling stock. She also oversees contractual service quality indicators and prepares monthly compliance reports presented at management reviews.  </p>
<p>As part of a competitive bidding process, the RATP awarded this support contract to Novallia. The three main expectations compared to the previous service provider were: expert and readily available assistance, prompt support for specific issues, and a more user-friendly platform. </p>
<h3>The process took place in four stages.</h3>
<h4>1. Review of the texts and definition of the Environment and Safety regulatory framework.</h4>
<p>It&#8217;s a lengthy step, but it&#8217;s the one that determines the reliability of everything else: a requirement that isn&#8217;t identified at this stage will never be evaluated.</p>
<h4>2. Creating the tree structure in the NV Compliance web tool</h4>
<p>The folder structure in NV Compliance is fully customizable—by database (Environment and Safety), by site, by city, or by equipment type—and is designed to make it easy to navigate and manage documents.</p>
<h4>3. Analysis and Categorization of Applicable Laws and Requirements</h4>
<p>The goal is to interpret each text and determine its applicability. Since Novallia’s engineers have extensive field experience, working with them on this step saves a considerable amount of time. </p>
<h4>4. Regulatory Compliance Assessment</h4>
<p>Novallia’s support in assessing compliance for documents that need to be reviewed and those that are non-compliant—including the preparation of action plans—is one of its most highly valued services. It saves time and improves efficiency thanks to the expertise and experience of Novallia’s teams. </p>
<h3>Valérie Rouillon&#8217;s takeaway:</h3>
<blockquote><p>“We now know where to focus our efforts, instead of getting ‘swamped’ in paperwork.”</p></blockquote>
<p>The work is prepared in advance by Novallia’s engineers and legal experts, which prevents the creation of meaningless formalities. The compliance rate, tracked in NV Compliance as a graph, serves as a milestone during management reviews. And every document that is non-compliant or requires verification has an action plan.  </p>
<blockquote><p>“The year we switched systems was a very good one, thanks to the consistency of the sessions and the dedication of the Novallia team. We chose to invest a little more to gain a great deal in terms of clarity, efficiency, and peace of mind.”</p></blockquote>
<h3>Getting Help with Your Compliance Assessment: Five Questions to Ask</h3>
<p>Whether you handle this step in-house or outsource it to a service provider, these questions will help define your needs.</p>
<h4><em>Is the assessment conducted at the article level or the requirement level?</em></h4>
<p>👉 The second one allows you to link each discrepancy to a specific action.</p>
<h4><em>Who performs the pieces?</em></h4>
<p>Translating a text into specific requirements requires an understanding of the business, its facilities, and its constraints.<br />
Does the service provider&#8217;s point of contact remain the same over time? Continuity prevents the need to explain the site&#8217;s context all over again with every interaction. </p>
<h4><em>How do discrepancies become action plans that are followed through?  </em></h4>
<p>👉 A nonconformity that has been identified but for which no one has been assigned responsibility and no deadline has been set remains a nonconformity. These must be addressed! </p>
<h4><em>What metrics will you be able to present at the executive review meeting?  </em></h4>
<p>👉 The compliance status must be legible to those who evaluate the evidence.</p>
<h3>Read the full case study here: <a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/lp/cas-client-ratp/">the full case study</a></h3>
<p>Background, four-step method, results: the RATP tramway business case study is available for download.</p>
<h2>And in your organization: Is compliance assessment handled internally, outsourced, or a combination of both?</h2>
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<p>Novallia had a very strong first half of the year, doubling its order intake compared with the same period in 2025.<br />
Of the four major bids in France, it won three, while its business in Switzerland, Morocco, and Tunisia is also experiencing very strong growth.</p>
<p>The second half of the year is expected to follow the same trend, with consolidated revenue projected to grow by 30 to 40 percent in 2026 and operating profitability exceeding 30 percent.<br />
The Group has therefore decided to raise a significant amount of equity and debt capital during August and September.</p>
<p>Want to learn more?<br />
You can get the detailed information you need at <a href="mailto:contact@groupe-novallia.com">contact@groupe-novallia.com</a>.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[Air Conditioning and Regulations: The True Cost of Air Conditioning! Every heat wave reignites the debate over air conditioning. Indeed, behind the immediate relief provided by air conditioning lies a complex issue, an environmental cost, and regulations that are tightening on several fronts at once: climate, fluorinated gases, and, more recently, persistent pollutants. For companies [&#8230;]]]></description>
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									<h2>Air Conditioning and Regulations: The True Cost of Air Conditioning!</h2><p>Every heat wave reignites the debate over air conditioning. Indeed, behind the immediate relief provided by air conditioning lies a complex issue, an environmental cost, and regulations that are tightening on several fronts at once: climate, fluorinated gases, and, more recently, persistent pollutants. For companies that operate refrigeration or air conditioning equipment, beyond political or ideological considerations, the main challenge is compliance with new regulations.  </p><p>Air conditioning remains a means of adaptation—and is sometimes vital for vulnerable people facing increasingly hot summers. It is certainly one solution, but we must weigh the trade-offs. </p><p>Some thoughts and a regulatory framework:</p><h2>First paradox: Cooling the interior warms the immediate exterior</h2><p>In fact, an air conditioner moves heat: it extracts it from a room and releases it outside, adding to it the heat generated by the electricity it consumes. So cooling the inside means heating the outside. </p><p>In a densely populated city, the effect is measurable and exacerbates the “urban heat island” phenomenon. During a heat wave in Paris, simulations by Météo France and the CNRS estimate that if all buildings used air conditioning to maintain a temperature of 23°C, the outdoor temperature could rise by an average of +2°C at night! </p>								</div>
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									<p>This sets off a vicious cycle: the heat released onto the street negates the nighttime cooling enjoyed by neighbors… who eventually install air conditioning themselves (not to mention the noise pollution). In short, the more we use air conditioning, the hotter it gets outside, and the more we use air conditioning. That’s why some people often describe the widespread use of air conditioning as a “false solution” in urban areas.  </p><p>On a global scale, the heat directly emitted by air conditioners remains negligible: global warming is caused by the greenhouse effect, which traps solar energy—an amount of energy that is incomparably greater than the heat we produce. Air conditioning therefore impacts the global climate through two indirect channels: electricity and its carbon footprint, and the management of refrigerants. </p>								</div>
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									<h2>An initial cost: electricity</h2><p>An air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity. If that electricity comes from fossil fuels, it emits CO₂. In fact, the International Energy Agency ranks cooling among the leading drivers of growth in global electricity demand.  </p><h3>The cost of climate change varies by country.</h3><p>The climate impact of a single air conditioner can vary from one to ten times depending on the type of electricity that powers it. Countries where demand for air conditioning is skyrocketing due to rising temperatures are often the ones with the most carbon-intensive power grids. For our target countries:  </p><ul><li><b>Switzerland</b>: approximately 55–60% hydropower and about one-third nuclear power, making its electricity generation among the cleanest in the world, at ~20–33 gCO₂/kWh; however, the “at the outlet” figure (including gas imports) rises to around 90 g in dry years.</li><li><b>France</b>: Approximately 65% of its electricity comes from nuclear power, supplemented by hydroelectric, wind, and solar power, resulting in ~22 gCO₂/kWh (generation, source: RTE 2024); it is one of the lowest-carbon power grids in the world.</li><li><b>Tunisia</b>: ≈ 99% natural gas, or ~450–500 gCO₂/kWh; renewables account for about 3%, but Tunisia is aiming for 35% renewables by 2030.</li><li><b>Senegal</b>: ≈ 74% fossil fuels, historically dominated by fuel oil, at ~500–600 gCO₂/kWh; a shift toward domestic natural gas is underway through the “gas-to-power” strategy ” strategy (the GTA field shared with Mauritania, first gas in late 2024, first LNG in February 2025), with solar and wind power on the rise (≈ 15% combined).</li><li><b>Morocco</b>: coal ≈ 55%, supplemented by natural gas ≈ 10% (≈ 69% fossil fuels), resulting in the highest carbon intensity, ~600–700 gCO₂/kWh; However, wind power (≈ 21%) and solar power are growing rapidly.</li></ul><p>Consequently, <em>the environmental impact of installing an air conditioner varies from country to country, depending on how electricity is generated.</em></p><p>Note: It’s also important to know that in Switzerland, the installation of an air conditioner in a private home is subject to cantonal regulations!</p><h2>Pollution and Climate: Refrigerants, Pollutants</h2><p>Air conditioners contain refrigerant gases that, when they leak or are not properly recycled, escape into the atmosphere and prove to be far more harmful to the climate than CO₂. The scale of the problem is staggering: according to regulatory standards, a single kilogram of HFC-134a—long the standard refrigerant in automotive air conditioning—is equivalent to more than one metric ton of CO₂. That’s roughly the equivalent of several thousand kilometers driven in a diesel SUV. 🚙</p><blockquote><p>Certain related substances (CFCs, HCFCs) also deplete the ozone layer. This has led to a three-tiered regulatory framework: the Montreal Protocol (1987, ozone), the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (greenhouse effect), and the Kigali Amendment (2016), which calls for the phased-out global phase-down of HFCs. </p></blockquote><h3>Refrigerants 👉 at the intersection of several regulatory frameworks: national, European, and international.</h3><p>Legislation governing these substances has been in place for a long time. Over the years, the use of these highly polluting fluids has been regulated by numerous regulations: </p><ul><li>International agreements such as the 1987 Montreal Protocol (and its Kigali Amendment), the Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement (on greenhouse gases).</li><li>In Europe, the F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 calls for the phased-out of these fluids and sets standards for equipment containing them. Their transport by road, meanwhile, is governed by the ADR, the international agreement on the transport of dangerous goods. </li><li>Finally, at the national level, it is the Environmental Code—and specific regulations—that will implement these measures (depending on the country)</li></ul><p>The traditional refrigerant used in air conditioners, <strong>R-410A</strong> (which has a global warming potential (GWP) of 2,088—more than 2,000 times that of CO₂), has been banned since<strong>January 1, 2025</strong>, in air conditioners and heat pumpswith a charge of less than 3 kg, with <strong>phased-in deadlines extending through 2033</strong> for other categories of equipment.</p><h4>Substitutes fall into two categories:</h4><ul><li><strong>Synthetic fluids with low GWP: transition solutions</strong>:<ul><li>R-32 (GWP 675, which is one-third that of R-410A) and</li><li>R-454B (GWP 466), both of which are slightly flammable (Class A2L)</li><li>R-1234yf (GWP close to 4), which has become the standard for automotive air conditioning systems since the EU mandated that all new vehicles use a refrigerant with a GWP below 150 (MAC Directive 2006/40/EC, effective since 2017).</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><strong>Natural Refrigerants: Sustainable Solutions</strong>:<ul><li>propane (R-290, GWP 3),</li><li>CO₂ (R-744, GWP 1),</li><li>ammonia (R-717, GWP 0).<ul><li>The trade-off: flammability, toxicity, or high pressure—which means very stringent safety and design requirements.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><p>The regulatory path extends far beyond R-410A. The F-Gas Regulation calls for <em><strong>a 79% reduction in HFC consumption between 2015 and 2030, followed by their phase-out by 2050.</strong></em> In between, a schedule of bans will be implemented on a device-by-device basis: starting in 2029, split systems ≤ 12 kW with a PRP ≥ 150 will be banned in new installations; in other words, R-32 itself will be phased out of standard residential air conditioning. Today’s “transition” refrigerants are therefore already doomed in the medium term.  </p>								</div>
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									<h3>Regulatory Break: What Is the F-Gas Regulation?</h3>
<p>The European F-Gas Regulation aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fluorinated gases with high global warming potential (GWP). <b>GWP</b> is also known as <b>PRG (Potentiel de Réchauffement Global) or GWP (Global Warming Potential)</b>. Its latest revision is in line with the European commitments arising from the Paris Agreement and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.  </p>
<p>In Europe, this reduction is scheduled according to a specific timeline, marked by various stages. Through a mechanism that sharply reduces annual quotas, this regulation facilitates the phased-out elimination of HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), which emit greenhouse gases, and calls for their complete phase-out by 2050. </p>
<h4>What, exactly, does the F-Gas Regulation 2024/573 propose? What are its objectives? </h4>
<p>At the heart of the system is the European “F-Gas” Regulation. First published in 2006 and revised in 2014, it is now in its third version with Regulation (EU) 2024/573, published on February 20, 2024, and effective as of March 11, 2024 (it repeals Regulation 517/2014). As a European regulation, it applies directly, without the need for national transposition.  </p>
<p><strong>Two major new features.</strong></p>
<p><em>Its scope is first being expanded to include <b>HFOs</b></em> (hydrofluoroolefins), which have not been regulated until now, and to new sectors (the medical sector, including inhalers, and the construction sector, including insulating foams).</p>
<p><i>It then reinforces all previous requirements</i>: reducing the amount of HFCs placed on the market, preventing emissions, certification, equipment bans, recovery, combating the trafficking of illegal refrigerants, and monitoring imports and exports.</p>
<ol>
<li>
<h5>Reduce the amounts of HFCs.</h5>
<p>HFCs may only be placed on the market under <b>quotas</b>, which are allocated through the Commission’s F-Gas portal. In fact, as of January 1, 2026, obtaining a quota is contingent upon the payment of a fee of 3 euros (excluding tax) per metric ton of CO₂ equivalent allocated (Article 17 of the regulation). Originally scheduled for 2025, its entry into force was postponed by one year. It applies to HFCs and HFC/HFO blends, but not to pure HFOs or reclaimed fluids, which are exempt from the quota system. All of these measures have one concrete consequence: refrigerants will become scarcer and more expensive.    </p>
</li>
<li>
<h5>Containment and Leak Tests.</h5>
<p><b>Intentional degassing is prohibited</b>. Owners and operators must prevent leaks, repair them immediately, and periodically check for leaks. The frequency depends on the charge (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent for HFCs, in kilograms for HFOs) and the presence of a detection system: for example, every twelve months for a charge of 5 to 50 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent without a detector, and every twenty-four months with one. These inspections now apply to HFOs as well. Exemptions apply to hermetically sealed equipment below certain thresholds (less than 10 metric tons of CO₂ equivalent for HFCs, less than 2 kilograms for HFOs, and less than 3 kilograms for residential systems). After repairing a leak, a new inspection must be conducted within 24 hours to one month. The operator must maintain a log of all service calls.       </p>
</li>
<li>
<h5>Labeling.</h5>
<p>The labeling requirements, which previously applied to HFCs, now cover all fluorinated gases listed in Annexes I through III (including HFOs). Equipment in which the refrigerant has been replaced must be relabeled. The label template is specified in Implementing Regulation 2024/2174, which has been in effect since January 1, 2025.  </p>
</li>
<li>
<h5>Training and Certification.</h5>
<p>Installation, maintenance, repair, decommissioning, leak testing, and recovery must be performed by certified operators and technicians. Training programs now include alternative solutions, such as so-called “natural” refrigerants (ammonia, CO₂, propane), and energy efficiency. The new certificates of competence are valid for 7 years. Those issued before the regulation took effect remain valid, but a refresher course must be completed by March 12, 2029, at the latest, and then every 7 years thereafter.   </p>
</li>
<li>
<h5>Marketing bans.</h5>
<p>Annex IV sets out a timeline by type of equipment. Regarding air conditioning: plug-in portable air conditioners containing HFCs with a GWP ≥ 150 have been banned since 2020; monoblock units and other stand-alone equipment with a GWP ≥ 150 will be banned as of January 1, 2027; air-to-air split systems ≤ 12 kW with a GWP ≥ 150 will be banned as of January 1, 2029. Exemptions are available for safety reasons.  </p>
</li>
<li>
<h5>Maintenance and Recovery.</h5>
<p>The regulation restricts the use of certain refrigerants for the maintenance of existing equipment: Effective January 1, 2026, gases with a GWP ≥ 2,500 are prohibited for the maintenance of existing air conditioning systems and heat pumps, unless they are recycled or reclaimed, and this restriction applies only until 2032. Finally, the owner remains responsible for the recovery of refrigerants at the end of their service life, which must be entrusted to a certified professional for recycling, regeneration, or destruction. </p></li></ol>								</div>
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									<h3>The HFO Trap: The “Climate Solution” Becomes a PFAS Problem</h3><p>This is the most significant consequence, and the one that raises a new compliance issue. HFOs (such as R-1234yf and R-1234ze), touted as the “climate-friendly” solution thanks to their near-zero GWP, pose another problem: <strong>they are PFAS substances</strong>. As they degrade in the atmosphere, they break down into TFA (trifluoroacetic acid), an ultra-short-chain PFAS—one of those “forever chemicals.”  </p><p>The numbers speak for themselves. One study estimates that the switch from HFC-134a to its replacement, HFO-1234yf, could increase the amount of TFA formed globally by a factor of 33 and raise surface concentrations in Europe by up to 250 times, assuming equivalent emissions. </p>								</div>
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									<p>And this pollutant is found in water. A study by ANSES published on December 3, 2025, detected TFA in 92% of the 627 tap water samples analyzed. Regulations are following suit: in France, TFA will be included in drinking water quality standards as of January 1, 2027 (Decree No. 2025-1287). At the European level, a proposed REACH restriction backed by five countries since 2023 targets more than 10,000 PFAS and could, eventually, include certain HFC and HFO refrigerants.   </p>								</div>
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									<p>We can no longer ignore this fact: <strong>synthetic fluids reduce the environmental impact but contribute to water (and air) pollution</strong>; natural refrigerants solve both problems, but at the cost of challenging technical constraints. The issue remains complex. </p><h2>A clear regulatory path has been set.</h2><p>For any organization that operates refrigeration or air conditioning systems—whether in the service, industrial, logistics, agri-food, or data center sectors—these developments translate into very specific requirements:</p><ul><li><strong>Plan ahead for the phase-out of high-GWP refrigerants</strong>: map your equipment fleet, identify systems using R-410A (and soon R-32), and factor the cost of transition into your investment plans—before regulatory requirements take effect and prices for quota-regulated refrigerants skyrocket.</li><li><strong>Compliance with F-Gas regulations</strong>: periodic leak inspections, record-keeping, use of certified operators, and reporting of quantities.</li><li><strong>Incorporating PFAS/TFA into monitoring efforts</strong>: an issue that intersects climate, water quality, and chemicals, with rapidly evolving French and European regulations.</li></ul><p> </p>								</div>
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									<h2>Conclusion: Think Ahead</h2>
<p><strong>Air conditioning will remain a legitimate adaptation tool, especially when powered by carbon-free electricity and used to protect the most vulnerable.</strong> We must consider all these aspects to fully assess the overall cost of its use: locally, it contributes to urban heat island effects and has an environmental impact due to its electricity consumption (though carbon-free in some countries) and its refrigerants (for now). These same gases are now subject to three overlapping regulatory frameworks—climate, fluorinated gases, and persistent pollutants—which are becoming increasingly stringent in parallel. </p>
<p>It seems that the right approach hinges on three key factors: <b>reducing demand at the source</b> (sun protection, nighttime ventilation, thermal mass, green roofs), <b>selecting the right equipment and fluids</b>, and <b>anticipating a regulatory framework</b> that will continue to tighten. This is precisely where regulatory monitoring and compliance support make all the difference. This is precisely where &nbsp;<a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/regulatory-watch/">Proactive support and guidance in compliance</a> make all the difference—please feel free to contact us&nbsp;<a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/">Novallia</a>!</p>
<h4>&nbsp;</h4>
<h4>&nbsp;</h4>
<h5><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>For more information:</em></span></h5>
<ul>
<li>Regulation (EU) 2024/573 <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/573/oj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/573/oj</a></li>
<li>European Commission, F-Gas Regulation <a href="https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases/f-gas-legislation_fr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/fluorinated-greenhouse-gases/f-gas-legislation_fr</a></li>
<li>Ministry of Ecological Transition, Refrigerants <a href="https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/substances-impact-climatique-fluides-frigorigenes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/politiques-publiques/substances-impact-climatique-fluides-frigorigenes</a></li>
<li>ANSES, PFAS campaign in drinking water (December 3, 2025) <a href="https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/pfas-les-resultats-de-la-campagne-nationale-de-mesure-dans-leau-destinee-la-consommation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.anses.fr/fr/content/pfas-les-resultats-de-la-campagne-nationale-de-mesure-dans-leau-destinee-la-consommation</a></li>
<li>Decree No. 2025-1287 of December 22, 2025 <a href="https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000053158687" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000053158687</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Context Your site has cameras, access controls, visitor management procedures and perhaps a security service. But can you answer these three questions with certainty? → Are your safety measures really effective? → Are they documented and traceable for an audit? → Do you know who has access to which areas, and since when? For many [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Context</p>
<p>Your site has cameras, access controls, visitor management procedures and perhaps a security service. But can you answer these three questions with certainty? </p>
<p>→ Are your safety measures really effective?<br />
→ Are they documented and traceable for an audit?<br />
→ Do you know who has access to which areas, and since when?</p>
<p>For many QHSE and HSE managers, physical security is a subject they often manage alone, without a structured method, in addition to their main regulatory obligations. A physical security audit can change all that. </p>
<h2>Physical security and QHSE: an increasingly shared perimeter</h2>
<h3>A reminder: definitions</h3>
<p><strong>Occupational health and safety (OHS / HSE)</strong> is concerned with protecting workers against occupational hazards: workplace accidents, occupational illnesses, exposure to chemical or physical agents. It is governed by a dense body of regulations &#8211; the Labor Code, European directives, ISO 45001 standards &#8211; and is the responsibility of the QHSE or HSE manager. </p>
<p><strong>Physical security</strong> concerns the protection of the site itself against external or internal threats of human origin: intrusions, theft, malicious acts, unauthorized access to sensitive areas. It is not governed by the same legislation, is not assessed using the same tools, and is not subject to the same standards. </p>
<p>In many organizations &#8211; particularly SMEs and ETIs in the industrial sector &#8211; it is the QHSE manager or site director who is in charge of both. Not by choice, but by organizational default: there is no dedicated safety manager, and the QHSE is the natural point of contact for all matters concerning the protection of people and installations. </p>
<p>This reality has a direct consequence: physical security is sometimes managed without a structured method, without formal assessment, and often without sufficient traceability to respond to an audit. Shortcomings remain invisible &#8211; until the day of an incident, inspection or certification requirement. </p>
<p>This is precisely where a structured physical security audit brings value.</p>
<h2>What is a physical security audit?</h2>
<p>A physical security audit is not a verification of the presence of cameras or the compliance of locks. It&#8217;s a <strong>systemic assessment</strong> that examines whether existing protection measures are working <strong>together</strong> in a coherent, <strong>documented</strong> way. </p>
<p>A good assessment covers at least ten dimensions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Governance and responsibilities: Are safety roles clearly defined? Is there a documented escalation chain in the event of an incident? </li>
<li>Access control and rights management: Are access rights checked regularly? Are the access rights of former employees and service providers deactivated when they leave? </li>
<li>Visitor, supplier and contractor management: Are reception and escort procedures formalized and applied in the field?</li>
<li>Perimeter and sensitive areas: Are fences, gates, SAS and critical areas adapted to the risk level of the site?</li>
<li>Video surveillance and alarms: Are the systems operational, correctly parameterized, and intervention procedures defined?</li>
<li>Key and badge management: Do you have an up-to-date register? Are keys recovered on departure? </li>
<li>Critical resources: Are sensitive assets (data, equipment, critical production areas) specifically identified and protected?</li>
<li>Safety awareness and culture: Are employees trained in safety procedures and expected behaviors?</li>
<li>Interface with emergency systems: Are safety procedures coordinated with HSE prevention and emergency plans?</li>
<li>Auditability and traceability: In the event of an inspection or incident, can you provide evidence that your measures are being applied?</li>
</ol>
<h2>The maturity model: understanding where you stand</h2>
<p>An effective physical security audit doesn&#8217;t just produce a list of non-conformities. It establishes a maturity profile &#8211; a snapshot of the actual state of your system, dimension by dimension. This profile enables you to answer a concrete question: where should you concentrate your efforts in order to significantly reduce risks, without spreading resources too thinly on marginal improvements?  </p>
<p>The five-level model (Reactive → Basic → Structured → Managed → Optimized) provides a reading grid shared by the QHSE manager, the facility manager and general management.</p>
<h2>From assessment to management: integrating safety into NV Compliance</h2>
<p>The value of a physical security audit lies not in the final report, but in what you do with it. The measures identified can be integrated directly into NV Compliance to : </p>
<p>&#8211; Assign each action to a manager with a deadline<br />
&#8211; Monitor progress in real time<br />
&#8211; Document implementation<br />
&#8211; Generate reports for internal or certification audits</p>
<p>In this way, safety becomes a management indicator in the same way as regulatory compliance.</p>
<h2>Quick Audit or full Assessment: which format to choose?</h2>
<p><strong>The Physical Security Quick Audit</strong> is ideal for sites requiring a quick initial assessment: on-site inspection, analysis of existing measures, concise report with prioritized measures and Management Summary. Ideal for SMEs or single sites. </p>
<p><strong>The comprehensive Physical Security Assessment</strong> is aimed at complex industrial sites or multi-site organizations. It follows a five-step methodology (Understand → Assess → Prioritize → Improve → Control) and produces a structured roadmap (which can also be integrated into NV Compliance). </p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>The physical security of your site is not a technical subject reserved for security experts. It&#8217;s a matter of governance, responsibilities and traceability &#8211; all integral parts of the QHSE perimeter. A structured audit gives you a clear vision of your real risks, the priority measures to be put in place, and the documentary basis to respond calmly to any internal or external audit.  </p>
<p>Would you like to assess the physical security of your site? <a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/">Contact us</a>, our physical safety &#038; HSSE expert will be happy to discuss your needs with you!</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Introduction: challenges and specificities of multi-site regulatory monitoring</h2>
<p>For an organization based in a single country, regulatory monitoring is already a daily challenge: legal differences between cantons &#8211; for Switzerland, for example &#8211; or local regulations, or the subtleties of ICPE classifications &#8211; for France, or other local regulations&#8230;</p>
<p>For a group operating in several countries, this complexity changes dimension. Each territory has its own legal framework, its own supervisory authorities, its own pace of regulatory publication, etc.<br />
However, the obligation to comply remains the same: </p>
<ul>
<li>the organization must demonstrate, at all times, that it complies with the applicable requirements in each of its areas of activity</li>
<li>Or, in the event of non-compliance, that it has produced action plans for restoring compliance.</li>
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<p>Multi-site regulatory monitoring is not just an option for large groups. It&#8217;s an operational reality for every company as soon as it crosses a border. </p>
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<h2>The specificities of regulatory monitoring in an international context</h2>
<h3>Different regulatory frameworks</h3>
<p>The first difficulty is structural: two neighboring countries can have fundamentally different approaches to the law, and in particular to HSE, energy and social regulations.</p>
<p>One of the reasons for this stems from the different perspectives and general principles that originally governed Roman law, Germanic law, Arab-Muslim law and so on.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a subject we know well!<br />
An industrial group with a site in France is subject to European law transposed into national law, with its own publication and updating mechanisms. Its establishment or parent company in Switzerland must meet both national and cantonal legal requirements. </p>
<p>A company in Morocco is governed by the Moroccan Labor Code and its implementing decrees, with distinct control procedures. However, its activities in Senegal fall within an OHADA environment for commercial aspects, but with its own local regulations in terms of health and safety and the environment. </p>
<p>These differences are not simply administrative and cultural. They have direct consequences on internal organization, the nature of the regulatory records to be kept, and the responsibilities incurred in the event of non-compliance. </p>
<h3>Asymmetrical update rates and variable sources.</h3>
<p>In some countries, regulatory texts are published on a regular and traceable basis &#8211; digital Official Journal, consolidated legislative bases, official bulletins accessible online.</p>
<p>In other cases, updates are less formalized, texts less centralized and sources more diverse and complex to find: monitoring requires active surveillance of multiple local sources.</p>
<p>This asymmetry creates a real risk: organizations tend to control their compliance better in countries where regulations are the most documented, and to underestimate their exposure in less formalized environments &#8211; where risks can be harder to anticipate.</p>
<h3>(Local) interpretation must be assured by precise expertise.</h3>
<p>As each country has its own legal framework, regulatory intelligence must be applied to the precise interpretation of texts in line with the legal spirit of each country.</p>
<blockquote><p>What&#8217;s more, it&#8217;s clear that new regulations are becoming increasingly complex to understand and/or interpret, and that expert assistance is becoming indispensable</p></blockquote>
<p>Indeed, it&#8217;s not enough to simply collect and apply a text to an organization, you have to understand it in depth and understand how it applies to the specific features of each site. This requires local support and contacts. </p>
<p>That&#8217;s why an effective multi-site regulatory watch always involves two levels: a common framework &#8211; a common requirement &#8211; provided at group level, and locally-anchored expertise in the field.</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-7862" src="https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ISO-300x200.jpg" alt="ISO 45001 and the regulatory watch web application tool" width="455" height="303" srcset="https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ISO-300x200.jpg 300w, https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ISO-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ISO-768x512.jpg 768w, https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ISO.jpg 1313w" sizes="(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px" /></p>
<h2>How to organize your multi-site regulatory watch</h2>
<h3>The template can be customized according to the group&#8217;s desired structure</h3>
<p>Organizations that succeed in achieving international compliance often share a two-tier organization.</p>
<p><strong>At group level</strong>: a central team or an expert service provider ensures methodological consistency, monitors applicable national and international texts, and produces a consolidated view of compliance across the entire scope.<br />
👉 This level guarantees that all entities speak the same compliance language and that management has comparable indicators from one country to another.</p>
<p><strong>At site or country level</strong>: a local referent &#8211; QHSE manager, legal expert or outsourced Novallia consultant &#8211; assesses compliance in the specific regulatory context of the territory. He or she integrates the obligations specific to each facility, and implements the action plan according to compliance priorities. </p>
<h4>Centralize the framework and delegate compliance locally</h4>
<p>The right approach: centralize the compliance assessment method, tools and steering dashboards. Decentralize monitoring of local legislation, field assessment and action plans. </p>
<h2>The role of multi-site compliance software</h2>
<h3>What a tool should enable</h3>
<p><strong>Multi-site regulatory compliance</strong> software must meet three needs simultaneously: </p>
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<li><strong>The autonomy of each site</strong>: each local manager must be able to access his regulatory register within his own legal framework, update his assessments and follow up his action plans without depending on a central team.</li>
<li><strong>Group consolidation</strong>: management must be able to obtain, in real time and without compilation work, a consolidated view of compliance across the entire scope: by country, by entity, by regulatory domain or theme, as desired (customizable in the application configuration).</li>
<li><strong>Continuous updating of databases</strong>: regulatory texts are constantly evolving in each country. The software must integrate these updates automatically, without local teams having to monitor official sources themselves. </li>
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<p><a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-regulatory-monitoring-tool-or-software/">See our article on how to choose the right regulatory compliance tool.</a></p>
<h3>NV Compliance: a solution designed and optimized for international organizations</h3>
<figure id="attachment_9086" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-9086" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-9086" src="https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NVCOMPLIANCE-VeilleConformiteReglementaire-300x190.png" alt="NV Compliance: a web-based regulatory and compliance monitoring tool" width="300" height="190" srcset="https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NVCOMPLIANCE-VeilleConformiteReglementaire-300x190.png 300w, https://groupe-novallia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NVCOMPLIANCE-VeilleConformiteReglementaire.png 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-9086" class="wp-caption-text">NV Compliance: a web-based regulatory and compliance monitoring tool</figcaption></figure>
<p>NV Compliance is Novallia&#8217;s regulatory monitoring and compliance application. It is built around a tree structure that enables compliance to be organized by site, country and group, or even by activity or any other relevant criterion, with data consolidation at the level of each customer&#8217;s choice. </p>
<p>The databases cover over 30 countries &#8211; including France, Switzerland, Morocco, Tunisia and several Sub-Saharan African countries &#8211; and are continuously updated by teams of expert engineers and lawyers. Texts are not simply added to the application as they stand: they are read, interpreted, summarized and broken down requirement by requirement to facilitate conformity assessment. </p>
<p>Dashboards can be customized by geographical scope, regulatory database (Environment, OHS, etc.) or any other criterion specific to the Group&#8217;s organization.</p>
<h2>Conclusion: multi-country compliance, above all an organizational risk</h2>
<p>Multisite regulatory monitoring is an organizational challenge: how can we ensure that each local entity has access to the applicable texts, assesses them correctly, and passes on the information needed by management?</p>
<p>The organizations that have solved this problem have not done so by adding resources in each country. They have put in place a system &#8211; method, tool, local expertise &#8211; that makes compliance manageable, whatever the geography. </p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>Would you like to assess your multi-site regulatory watch organization? Our consultants can arrange for a video and a questionnaire to help you understand your business and your geographical area.<br />
→ <a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/">Request a quote or a diagnosis of your compliance</a> | <a href="https://youtu.be/hFyt4QguJ_o?si=CyhWrNb-O_7rxYsi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discover NV Compliance</a> </p>
<p>Novallia is a consulting and software company specializing in regulatory monitoring and compliance, with operations in Switzerland, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal and Germany.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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									<p>The ISO 14001 standard has evolved for the first time in eleven years.</p><p>Published on April 15, 2026 by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 14001:2026 is the fourth edition of the benchmark standard for environmental management systems. It replaces both the 2015 version and its February 2024 climate amendment. The transition period is set at three years: ISO 14001:2015 certifications will remain valid until April 2029.  </p><p>This is not a revolution: ISO 14001:2026 retains the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) structure and fundamentals of 2015, but reinforces them on points which, for an HSE or QHSE manager, have very concrete implications.</p>								</div>
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									<h3>1. Climate and biodiversity: more precision and explanation * Clause 4.1</h3><p>The 2015 version already made it possible to integrate climate change as an environmental aspect, but the 2026 version goes further: it explicitly names</p><ul><li><strong>climate change</strong>,</li><li><strong>loss of biodiversity,  </strong></li><li><strong>pollution and  </strong></li><li><strong>availability of natural resources</strong></li></ul><p>among the environmental conditions to be analyzed. These topics can no longer be treated as optional. The standard&#8217;s official bibliography confirms this orientation, with new references to ISO 17298 (biodiversity) and ISO 14090/14091 (climate adaptation).  </p><h3>2. A new requirement for change management</h3><p>This is one of the most operational additions to this revision:<b> clause 6.3 is entirely new</b>. From now on, organizations must <b>anticipate and manage internal changes</b> likely to affect the results of their EMS: <i>modification of an industrial process, introduction of a new product, reorganization, change of supplier, merger-acquisition</i>. </p><p>The aim is to prevent poorly managed change from creating new non-conformities or degrading environmental performance.</p><h3>4. Risks AND opportunities: a formalized concept *Article 3.2.10 + Clause 6.1.4</h3><p>Version 2026 includes the term &#8220;risks and opportunities&#8221; in the official definitions (article 3.2.10), and devotes a dedicated sub-clause to it (6.1.4). The standard thus invites organizations not only to manage environmental risks, but also to actively identify the potential beneficial effects that the approach may generate: transition to a circular economy, partnerships, proactive adoption of emerging regulations. </p><h3>5. The life-cycle perspective: more integrated, more demanding</h3><p>Present in 2015, the life cycle perspective is considerably reinforced in version 2026. It now appears in several places in the standard. In concrete terms, the organization must take into account the environmental impacts of its activities at every phase: design, production, transport, use, end-of-life; and not just during its own operations. This means integrating environmental requirements into purchasing processes and communicating expectations to external suppliers.   </p><h3>6. More structured internal audits *Clause 9.2.2.a</h3><p>Clause 9.2.2 introduces a new and precise requirement: for each internal audit, the organization must define the objectives, criteria and scope. This is no longer implicit, but documented and enforceable. This is a change that directly affects the audit program and the way organizations justify its design.  </p>								</div>
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									<p>ISO 14001 &#8211; since 2015 and in all subsequent versions &#8211; places &#8220;compliance obligations&#8221; at the heart of the EMS approach. These obligations include not only laws and regulations, but also the organization&#8217;s voluntary commitments, contractual requirements or sectoral agreements. </p><p>What&#8217;s more, when it comes to climate change and biodiversity, which are explicitly mentioned as issues to be assessed, ISO 14001 requires <b>us to keep a constant eye on the regulatory texts that arise from them</b>: the Climate and Resilience Act, environmental reporting obligations, ICPE regulations, European transpositions of directives on biodiversity and water, and so on.</p><h4>What the standard requires in terms of identifying and accessing compliance obligations (clause 6.1.3) presupposes <b>active, structured and documented monitoring</b>.</h4><p>And that&#8217;s exactly what NV Compliance does: our <b>regulatory and</b> environmental <b>watch and compliance</b> service keeps a constant watch on the legislative landscape in selected areas, with targeted alerts depending on the applicability of texts and your specific obligations.  </p><p>✅ Companies don&#8217;t need to manage a constantly evolving body of regulations on their own: we do it for them, alerting them to what directly concerns them.</p><h3>Go further: manage your compliance with the standard in NV Compliance</h3><p>In addition to regulatory monitoring, NV Compliance <strong>offers a particularly useful feature in the context of the transition to ISO 14001:2026</strong>: <strong>the ability to integrate the text of the standard into your compliance databases.</strong></p><p>In concrete terms, this means that you can :</p><ul><li>Assess your item-by-item compliance with ISO 14001:2026, using the same tools as for your regulatory obligations;</li><li>Assign responsibility for each standard requirement;</li><li>Monitor your action plans for compliance with version 2026 ;</li><li>Document your evidence and prepare for internal or certification audits;</li><li>Centralize your regulatory AND standards compliance in a single tool.</li></ul><p> </p><p>This integrated approach is also relevant during a transition period: it enables you to map your gaps with the new version, prioritize your efforts and demonstrate your progress to your management or external auditor.</p><h2>Where to start?</h2><p>Here are the recommended first steps to ensure a smooth transition from 2026 to 2029:</p><ol><li>Conduct a gap analysis between your current EMS and the new requirements.</li><li>Integrate ISO 14001:2026 into your compliance management tool.</li><li>Check that your regulatory watch covers the broader issues (climate, biodiversity, supply chain).</li><li>Review your lifecycle approach: map your impacts beyond your own operations and formalize your environmental requirements vis-à-vis suppliers.</li><li>Review your internal audit program to integrate the obligation to define objectives, criteria and scope for each audit.</li><li>Make your management aware of the new leadership requirements, which have been extended to all relevant roles.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Would you like to find out more about how Novallia can support you in this transition?  <a href="https://groupe-novallia.com/en/quote/">Contact our team →</a></p>								</div>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Regulatory deadlines 2026: prepare for compliance! HEALTH &#38; SAFETY Important deadlines : Passeport prévention : Précision des modalités de déclaration des formations en santé et sécurité au travail dans le passeport de prévention, par les organismes de formation et les employeurs. In particular, it sets out:&#8211; the training courses eligible for reporting,&#8211; the reporting deadlines,&#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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									<h4>Important deadlines :  </h4><ul><li>Passeport prévention : <br>Précision des modalités de déclaration des formations en santé et sécurité au travail dans le passeport de prévention, par les organismes de formation et les employeurs. In particular, it sets out:<br>&#8211; the training courses eligible for reporting,<br>&#8211; the reporting deadlines,<br>&#8211; the procedures for verifying and correcting data.  </li><li>Mining and quarrying</li><li>Asbestos</li><li>Ionizing radiation</li><li>Laptop computers</li></ul><p> </p>								</div>
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					<h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">ENVIRONMENT</h3>				</div>
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									<h4>The deadlines concern</h4><ul><li>ICPE regulations (incinerators in particular)</li><li>PFAS (prohibitions and measures)</li><li>WASTE &amp; batteries</li><li>Packaging and packaging waste</li><li>Textile waste</li></ul>								</div>
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					<description><![CDATA[Regulatory monitoring has become a strategic issue for companies, particularly in the industrial, HSE and multi-site sectors. However, many systems remain incomplete, poorly formalized or difficult to audit. The result: misidentified obligations, invisible non-conformities&#8230; until they become critical. Based on a checklist we created at Novallia: &#8220;7 questions to assess your regulatory watch and compliance [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Regulatory monitoring has become a strategic issue for companies, particularly in the industrial, HSE and multi-site sectors. However, many systems remain incomplete, poorly formalized or difficult to audit. </p>
<p>The result: misidentified obligations, invisible non-conformities&#8230; until they become critical.</p>
<p>Based on a checklist we created at Novallia: <em>&#8220;7 questions to assess your regulatory watch and compliance system&#8221;,</em> we offer you this practical checklist to assess the maturity of your regulatory watch and identify priority areas for improvement.</p>
<h2>What is a regulatory watch (definition) </h2>
<p>The regulatory watch consists of :</p>
<ul>
<li>identify the texts applicable to a company,</li>
<li>follow their evolution,</li>
<li>translate these texts into operational requirements,</li>
<li>assess the level of compliance,</li>
<li>manage the actions required to eliminate non-conformities, i.e. to restore compliance.</li>
</ul>
<p>Effective regulatory intelligence is more than just gathering information.<br />
👉 It is a complete system for monitoring <strong>regulatory compliance</strong>.</p>
<h2>1. Clearly defined responsibility</h2>
<p>Who manages your regulatory watch? Without an identified manager : </p>
<ul>
<li>obligations are poorly followed,</li>
<li>decisions are not traced,</li>
<li>responsibility becomes blurred in the event of an inspection.</li>
</ul>
<p>A reliable system is based on :</p>
<ul>
<li>a designated manager,</li>
<li>a clear perimeter,</li>
<li>coordination with operational teams.</li>
</ul>
<h2>2. Comprehensive coverage of activities, sites and facilities</h2>
<p>A regulatory watch must cover 100% of the company&#8217;s actual perimeter.</p>
<p>Frequent points of vigilance :</p>
<ul>
<li>new, non-integrated sites,</li>
<li>business development,</li>
<li>technical installations added.</li>
</ul>
<p>Example: A regulatory text evolves and introduces new requirements applicable to an activity already in place. If this evolution is not detected or integrated into the monitoring process, the company continues to operate according to the old regulations, creating a non-conformity that remains invisible until a control or an audit. </p>
<h2>3. Reliable sources and structured follow-up</h2>
<p>A regulatory watch often relies on several sources:</p>
<ul>
<li>Journal Officiel,</li>
<li>institutional sites (prefecture, etc.)</li>
<li>reference organizations,</li>
<li>specialized bases.</li>
</ul>
<p>These sources must be identified, their frequency of consultation defined and their reliability guaranteed. Without this, the system becomes uncertain. </p>
<h2>4. Turning texts into operational requirements</h2>
<p>This is one of the most critical points.</p>
<p>A raw regulatory text cannot be used as is.<br />
It must be transformed into :</p>
<ul>
<li>concrete requirements,</li>
<li>understandable actions,</li>
<li>verifiable criteria.</li>
</ul>
<p>Best practices, what we implement at Novallia :</p>
<ul>
<li>breakdown into unit requirements,</li>
<li>operational data sheets,</li>
<li>direct link with field activities.</li>
</ul>
<p>This is where the difference lies between a &#8220;theoretical&#8221; watch and a really useful one.</p>
<h2>5. Formalize conformity assessment</h2>
<p>A regulatory watch is only valuable if it can answer a simple question:<br />
Are we compliant?</p>
<p>This assessment must be :</p>
<ul>
<li>formalized,</li>
<li>argumented,</li>
<li>historicized.</li>
</ul>
<p>It is essential to be able to demonstrate :</p>
<p>on what basis a requirement is deemed compliant, what evidence is involved, what decisions have been made.</p>
<h2>6. Link each non-conformity to an action plan</h2>
<p>Identifying a non-conformity without addressing it is tantamount to accepting the risk.</p>
<p>An effective system must include :</p>
<ul>
<li>a structured action plan,</li>
<li>one manager per action,</li>
<li>a clear deadline,</li>
<li>follow-up.</li>
</ul>
<p>In practice, <strong>the regulatory watch, conformity assessment and action plan must function as an integrated system, not as isolated steps.</strong></p>
<h2>7. Be ready for an audit at any time</h2>
<p>A good maturity indicator is simple: can you present your regulatory monitoring system to an auditor tomorrow?</p>
<p>This implies :</p>
<ul>
<li>a structured regulatory register,</li>
<li>requirements,</li>
<li>a decision history,</li>
<li>accessible evidence.</li>
</ul>
<p>Without traceability, even a real device can be considered insufficient.</p>
<h2>Common mistakes in regulatory monitoring</h2>
<ul>
<li>monitoring limited to information gathering,</li>
<li>the absence of transformation into requirements,</li>
<li>an incomplete perimeter,</li>
<li>a non-formalized assessment,</li>
<li>unfulfilled action plans,</li>
<li>a non-auditable device.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Why structure your regulatory watch today?</h2>
<p>A structured regulatory watch enables :</p>
<ul>
<li>secure operations,</li>
<li>limit legal risks,</li>
<li>save time during audits,</li>
<li>effectively manage compliance.</li>
</ul>
<p>It becomes a genuine <strong>risk management and operational management tool.</strong></p>
<h2>Conclusion: towards a structured regulatory watch with tools</h2>
<p>If you&#8217;ve been able to answer these points in the affirmative, and with a concrete response in your organization: bravo! Your watch is mature and structured. </p>
<p>Faced with the growing complexity of regulations, many companies are moving from a traditional monitoring system to a structured one that incorporates :</p>
<ul>
<li>a regulatory register,</li>
<li>a requirements base,</li>
<li>a conformity assessment,</li>
<li>action follow-up.</li>
</ul>
<p>This approach makes <strong>compliance measurable, controllable and demonstrable.</strong></p>
<h2>FAQ &#8211; Regulatory watch and compliance</h2>
<h3><em>What&#8217;s the difference between regulatory watch and regulatory compliance?</em></h3>
<p>👉 The <strong>regulatory watch</strong> consists in identifying and monitoring applicable texts.<br />
👉 <strong>Regulatory compliance</strong> corresponds to the result: the fact of complying with these requirements.</p>
<h3><em>Is a regulatory watch mandatory?</em></h3>
<p>👉 It&#8217;s not always explicitly mandatory, but it&#8217;s essential to comply with the regulatory obligations applicable to an activity.</p>
<h3>Can you outsource your regulatory watch?</h3>
<p>👉 Yes. Many companies choose to outsource all or part of their regulatory monitoring in order to secure their system and gain in reliability. </p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>If several of these points are not under control, your regulatory monitoring system is probably weak.</p>
<p>Structuring your watch doesn&#8217;t just mean keeping better track of legislation.<br />
It means setting up a system capable of transforming regulations into concrete, monitored and demonstrable actions.</p>
<p>Contact us to find out how we can help you set up a reliable system!</p>
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