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Legislation for Waste Treatment in France

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Abstract

French legislation on waste control is principally based on the law of 15 July 1975 [1] relating to waste disposal and recovery of materials. This text is supplemented by the law of 19 July 1976 [2] relating to the classification of installations for environmental protection and by special provisions concerning certain categories of waste or certain procedures for waste disposal.

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  1. Law N° 75-033 of 15 July 1975 relating to waste disposal and material recovery.

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  2. Law N° 75-663 of 19 July 1976 relating to installations that are classified for environmental protection.

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  3. Decree N° 77-974 of 19 August 1977 relating to information required for toxic waste.

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  4. Decree N° 79-517 of 30 June 1979 establishing a special tax to benefit the French Government’s agency for waste recovery and disposal.

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  5. Decree N° 79-981 of 21 November 1979 on used oil recovery legislation.

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  6. Decree of 21 May 1981 relating to equipment and exploitation of thermal units fired by used oil.

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  7. Decree of 8 July 1975 relating to the conditions of use of polychlorobiphenyls.

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  8. Law N° 76-600 of 7 July 1976 relating to prevention and control of sea pollution by incineration.

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  9. Law N° 76-599 of 7 July 1976 relating to the prevention and control of sea pollution due to dumping and accidental discharge of pollutants by ships and aircraft.

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  10. Decree N° 82-842 of 29 September 1982 implementing law N° 76-599 of 7 July 1976.

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  11. Technical recommendation of 22 January 1980 on the control of industrial waste discharge.

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  1. A. Robin
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  1. BASF Aktiengesellschaft DUR/E - K 210, D-6700, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Karl Robert Müller

  2. Harwell, Environmental Safety Group Bldg., 7.12, Harwell Laboratory Oxfordshire, OX11 ORA, England

    J. Bromley

  3. Albright & Wilson Ltd. 1 Knightsbridge Green, London, SW1X 7QD, England

    J. T. Farquhar

  4. Gidley Laboratories, Inc., Fairhaven, MA, 02719, USA

    P. T. Gidley

  5. Solid and Hazardous Waste Res. Div., US Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA

    S. James  & N. Schomaker  & 

  6. Forschungsstelle für chemische Toxikologie, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, DDR-7050, Leipzig Permoserstraße 15, Germany

    D. Martinetz

  7. 107, avenue de Combault, F-94420, Le Plessis-Trevise, France

    A. Robin

  8. Department of Health Services, Hazardous Material Laboratory Section, 2151, Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA

    R. D. Stephens

  9. Chemical Health and Safety Program Resources Branch, TRTP National Institutes of HealthP., P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA

    D. B. Walters

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Robin, A. (1986). Legislation for Waste Treatment in France. In: Müller, K.R., et al. Chemical Waste. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69625-1_5

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