{"id":10004,"date":"2025-06-19T09:22:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupe-novallia.com\/blog\/regulatory-deadlines-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:32:24","slug":"regulatory-deadlines-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupe-novallia.com\/en\/blog\/regulatory-deadlines-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory deadlines 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Regulatory deadline end 2025 - 2026: what can we expect? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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SAFETY<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Occupational health service: updating documents<\/h4>

A decree dated March 3, 2025, has amended the rules governing medical check-ups and workstation adjustments set out in the decree dated October 16, 2017.It updates the official models issued by occupational health service health professionals, in particular fitness and unfitness notices and individual health monitoring certificates.<\/p>

These documents are issued at the end of examinations and visits carried out as part of the individual health monitoring of workers covered by Part Four of the French Labor Code.<\/p>

These new models will come into force on 01\/07\/2025.<\/p>

Order of March 3, 2025 amending the order of October 16, 2017 setting the model for the notice of aptitude, the notice of unfitness, the certificate of individual monitoring of the state of health and the proposal for measures to adapt the position<\/a><\/p>

Decree of October 16, 2017 setting the model of notice of aptitude, notice of unfitness, certificate of individual monitoring of the state of health and proposal of measures, adaptation of position<\/a><\/p>

Electrical installations and mobile and lifting equipment: new rules on medical certificates<\/h3>

As of October 1, 2025, workers requiring driving authorization or electrical clearance will no longer be subject to reinforced individual monitoring by the occupational health department. [read more in the ebook] <\/p>

Decree no. 2025-355 of April 18, 2025 relating to individual monitoring of workers’ health, as well as to driving authorizations and authorizations to carry out certain operations provided for in articles R. 4323-56 and R. 4544-9 of the French Labor Code<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ENVIRONMENT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Transport: New emission standards for light and heavy vehicles<\/h3>

Two texts published in August 2021 introduce reinforced requirements to reduce polluting emissions in the transport sector.<\/p>

The first, a decree dated July 29, 2021, bans from October 1, 2025, the circulation in France of heavy goods vehicles over 40 tons registered before October 1, 2009 or equipped with a Euro 5 standard engine.Only vehicles with a Euro 6 engine (or higher standard) or registered after January 1, 2014 will be authorized to circulate.<\/p>

[continued in ebook]<\/p>

Order of July 29, 2021 amending the order of December 4, 2012, as amended, relating to the authorized total rolling weight of land motor vehicles.<\/a><\/p>

Act no. 2021-1104 of August 22, 2021 to combat climate change and strengthen resilience to its effects (1)<\/a><\/p>

Waste: WEEE, AGEC law, EPR<\/h3>

A. Ecodesign: stricter standards for electronics and household appliances in Europe<\/h4>

The European Commission has adopted two regulations aimed at smartphones and tablets<\/strong>: [find out more in the ebook \ud83d\udc47 ]<\/p>

Regulation (EU) 2023\/1670 establishing ecodesign requirements for smartphones, cell phones other than smartphones, cordless phones and tablets<\/a><\/p>

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023\/1669 of June 16, 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017\/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards energy labelling of smartphones and tablets<\/a><\/p>

B. Batteries: Setting up an EPR system<\/h4>

A decree dated December 27, 2024 adapts the legal framework of the EPR system for batteries. These provisions will come into force on August 18, 2025.<\/b>This development follows the European regulation on batteries published in July 2023. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Deforestation: EU imposes strict controls on 7 key products<\/h3>

Certain agricultural and forestry products, notably coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy, cattle, rubber and wood, are directly involved in global deforestation. To combat this phenomenon, the European Union adopted a regulation on deforestation and forest degradation on June 9, 2023. Its aim: to reduce the environmental impact of products placed on the market or exported from the EU.<\/strong><\/p>

Three mandatory compliance criteria: <\/span>All products derived from these raw materials must meet three key requirements to be marketed in the EU.<\/p>

These three criteria give rise to a number of obligations for the operators and retailers concerned: [more in the ebook].<\/p>

\ud83d\udcc5 Effective dates: <\/strong>\ud83d\ude80 December 31, 2025<\/strong> or June 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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ICPE: New obligations to be implemented<\/h3>

1 – Arr\u00eat\u00e9 du 4 octobre 2010 relatif \u00e0 la pr\u00e9vention des risques accidentels au sein des installations class\u00e9es pour la protection de l’environnement soumises \u00e0 autorisation (Order of October 4, 2010 on the prevention of accidental risks in facilities subject to environmental protection authorization)<\/h4>

Risk protection obligations to be implemented by January 1, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>

Arr\u00eat\u00e9 du 4 octobre 2010 relatif \u00e0 la pr\u00e9vention des risques accidentels au sein des installations class\u00e9es pour la protection de l’environnement soumises \u00e0 autorisation (Order of October 4, 2010 on the prevention of accidental risks in facilities subject to environmental protection authorization)<\/a><\/p>

2 – Fire detection<\/h4>

As of January 1, 2026, operators of headings 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2716, 2718, 2790 and 2791 must have installed an automatic fire detection system<\/strong> and a system of regular rounds in areas likely to contain combustible or flammable waste.<\/strong><\/p>

3 – Battery storage<\/h4>

As of January1,<\/sup> 2026<\/strong>, the […]<\/p>

4 – Post-Lubrizol<\/h4>

Following the major fire at Lubrizol in 2019, an order dated September 24, 2020 strengthened the framework for ICPEs with flammable liquids.<\/p>

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From January 1, 2026, new obligations will apply to these ICPEs. They concern the installation of fire retention systems, the upgrading of retention capacities and the storage of flammable liquids. <\/p>

Arr\u00eat\u00e9 du 24 septembre 2020 relatif au stockage en r\u00e9cipients mobiles de liquides inflammables, exploit\u00e9s au sein d’une installation class\u00e9e pour la protection de l’environnement soumise \u00e0 autorisation (Decree of September 24, 2020 on the storage of flammable liquids in mobile containers, operated within a facility classified for environmental protection subject to authorization).<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hydrocarbon producers: A “net zero” plan required by the EU<\/h2>

Regulation 2024\/1735 of June 13, 2024 establishes a framework for increasing European production of “net zero” technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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CHEMICAL PRODUCTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\ud83d\udc49 REACH: New restrictions on microplastics expected<\/h3>

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023\/2055 of September 25, 2023<\/h4>

Deadline: October 17, 2025!<\/p>

New VLEP: Update for several chemical agents<\/h3>

Decree no. 2024-307 of April 4, 2024 amends the table in Article R. 4412-149 of the French Labor Code, updating the binding occupational exposure limit values (OELVs) for several chemical agents. New TLVs have been set for nickel compounds(applicable from January 18, 2025<\/strong>), and for acrylonitrile(applicable from April 5, 2026<\/strong>).<\/p>

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