Environment

#TREP1733787AArrêté of December 28, 2017 Concerning Waste Management and Energy Recovery

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The arrêté dated December 28, 2017, establishes regulations for the treatment and storage of waste under certain provisions of the French customs code. It outlines the types of waste that can generate biogas, details the requirements for waste treatment facilities, and sets guidelines for energy recovery from waste. The law also specifies conditions for tax exemptions related to waste management and energy production, aiming to promote efficient and environmentally friendly waste treatment practices.

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Key Changes

  • Introduces a list of waste codes that can produce biogas.
  • Establishes a simplified formula for calculating energy recovery rates from thermal treatment installations.
  • Specifies conditions under which reduced tax rates apply to waste treatments.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Waste treatment facilities must classify and track waste according to the specified waste codes listed in Annex I that are capable of producing biogas (codes 02 01 01 through 20 03 07 and codes ending in 99)

Waste treatment facilities and waste management operators
operational
high

Thermal waste treatment installations performing energy recovery from non-hazardous waste must calculate and document energy efficiency using the formula specified in Annex II

Thermal waste treatment facilities performing energy recovery
reporting
medium

Waste treatment facilities must apply the simplified energy efficiency formula from Annex II for tariff calculation purposes under Article 266 nonies of the French Customs Code

Waste treatment facilities subject to French customs tariffs
operational
high

Only waste types specifically listed in Annex I (with waste codes 02 01 01 through 20 03 07 and codes ending in 99, excluding 20 01 99 and 20 03 99) are eligible for biogas generation requirements and associated tax exemptions

Waste treatment facilities claiming biogas production or tax exemptions
operational

Affected Parties

Waste management companiesEnergy recovery facilities+1 more…

Tags

waste management,biogas,energy recovery