CEPI publish new paper quality standards
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has upgraded its standards and issued new guidelines concerning the quality control of paper required for paper to be accepted for recycling. This new standard was created in order to better harmonize the implementation of the standard EN 643, which dictates the acceptable quality level for paper recycling. The EN 643 proposes a tolerance of 1.5% contamination, consequently the new...
UK relaxes hazardous waste regulations
As of the 1st of April 2016, companies located in England no longer need to register their premises with the Environment Agency if they produce, store or carry more than 500kg of hazardous waste. Previously, all companies were required to complete a form and register their premises, however, businesses are now spared obligatory tax registration as a producer of hazardous waste, and rules concerning consignment notes have been relaxed....
French wind energy industry relieved
Following on from yesterday’s story that the proposed wind energy bill had drawn sharp criticism from France Énergie Éolienne (France Wind Energy), the association have today released a second press statement. Debate is focused on the legal obligation for companies to consult a regional commission for any wind project, which, according to the association, made the commissioning process longer and even more difficult. The new FEE press...
Does France support its wind energy industry?
The professional association France Énergie Éolienne (France Wind Energy), which comprises 90% of the wind energy sector stakeholders in France, has released a virulent press statement attacking the actions taken after the second reading of the bill “Freedom of creation, architecture and heritage ” presented to the cultural affairs and education commission this Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The bill, called the...
Change in greenhouse gas emission regulations
The decree n° 2015-1738 of the 24th of December 2015, concerning the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, has brought changes to the Environmental Code in order to adapt to the changing periodicity of establishing greenhouse gas emission assessments that companies more than 500 employees (250 in the case of overseas) are required to carry out. This periodicity was extended from three to four years by the order of 24 December 2015...
France passes F-Gas II law
The French decree implementing the F-Gas II law (EC regulation 517-2014) was finally approved at the end of last year. The Decree No. 2015-1790 dated the 28th of December 2015 was published in the Official Journal on the 30th of December, and entered into force the following day. The decree applies European Regulation No 517/2014, which was adopted in 2014 and entered into force on the 1st of January 2015. The purpose of the...
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