ICPE (Installations Classées pour la Protection de l'Environnement)
An installation classified for environmental protection is a fixed installation whose operation presents risks for the environment.
Examples: factories, livestock farms, warehouses, quarries, etc.
To find out whether an installation is subject to these regulations, it is necessary to refer to the nomenclature which, in its latest version, takes the form of a list of substances and activities to which thresholds are assigned, quantity of products, workshop surface area, machine power, number of animals, etc...
Depending on whether these thresholds are exceeded, there are 3 regimes: declaration, registration or authorisation. Before being put into service, the classified installation must complete a procedure that is more or less complex depending on its regime.
Examples: factories, livestock farms, warehouses, quarries, etc.
To find out whether an installation is subject to these regulations, it is necessary to refer to the nomenclature which, in its latest version, takes the form of a list of substances and activities to which thresholds are assigned, quantity of products, workshop surface area, machine power, number of animals, etc...
Depending on whether these thresholds are exceeded, there are 3 regimes: declaration, registration or authorisation. Before being put into service, the classified installation must complete a procedure that is more or less complex depending on its regime.