Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document

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REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT GROUPE RENAULT

The Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of waste and its disposal, which was adopted on March 22, 1989 and entered into force on May 5, 1992, regulates and limits transboundary shipments of waste. It calls on the 187 Parties to observe fundamental principles such as proximity to waste disposal, environmentally sound management, prioritize recovery, and prior informed consent to the importing of potentially hazardous substances. Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 of June 14, 2006 on the shipment of waste transposes the principles of the Basel Convention into European law. It requires the limitation of cross-border shipment of waste through observance of the principles of proximity and prioritization of recovery. To determine if transfer of waste is possible, and the applicable procedure (communication or notification), the following need to be considered: the origin of the waste (country of production); P the destination and route of the waste (transfer inside or outside P the EU/EFTA/OECD); the type of treatment to be applied to the waste (recovery or P disposal); the type of waste transferred: P non-hazardous waste: green list (Annex III of the Regulation); P hazardous waste: orange list (Annex IV of the Regulation). P Under “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) regimes , producers who place waste-generating products on the market must take responsibility for management of that waste financially and/or operationally. This responsibility can be implemented through individual, shared, or collective systems (eco-organizations). Several European directives have introduced this type of obligation for certain types of waste (sectors). In the context of its activities, Groupe Renault is affected in particular by the regulations relating to batteries and accumulators (so-called “industrial” batteries) as well as batteries for electric vehicles, known as “automotive”. Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of September 6, 2006 on batteries and accumulators and battery and accumulator waste prohibits the marketing of certain batteries and accumulators with a mercury or cadmium content above a determined threshold. In addition, it encourages a high level of collection and recycling for battery and accumulator waste as well as an improvement in the environmental performance of all actors in the life cycle of batteries and accumulators, including during the recycling and disposal of battery and accumulator waste. This Directive prohibits the landfilling or incineration of industrial and automotive battery and accumulator waste. Only their residues from both treatment and recycling may be landfilled or incinerated. The net costs of collecting, processing, and recycling industrial and automotive batteries and accumulators must be paid by the producers.

immediately implementing this approach for priority hazardous P substances for the Community, i.e. , being able to identify them and establish emission thresholds and quality standards for them; establishing a management plan for each hydrographic district; P taking into account the principle of recovering the costs of P water-related services, integrating the polluter pays principle established by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; increasing public participation, through more and better P information and involving the public in decision-making. Public authorities are also imposing strict regulations on industrial wastewater that may be discharged into collection systems and on treated wastewater and sludge from urban wastewater treatment plants. The WFD set targets for 2015, but its implementation timetable runs until 2027. Discussions are still underway on the issue of water, and on the reuse of domestic wastewater in particular. Better treatment of this water could significantly increase the use of wastewater, especially for agricultural irrigation. Finally, the scarcity of water resources is a major challenge for the years to come, India, has accordingly already established requirements in this regard. In that country, domestic water must be treated and reused in toilets. 1.7.2.4 Directive 2008/98/EC known as the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) of November 19, 2008, defines the rules applicable to the treatment of waste within the European Union. It applies to all objects or substances that the holder discards or that he or she intends or is required to discard. The WFD reaffirms, in the name of the polluter pays principle, the responsibility of a waste producer to manage its waste in a way that does not endanger human health or harm the environment. The Directive also introduces a requirement for waste producers to limit their impact on the use of resources by preventing and reducing waste with a view to transitioning to a circular economy. It establishes a hierarchy of waste treatment methods, requiring waste producers to prioritize, in the following order: waste prevention; P preparation for reuse; P recycling; P other forms of recovery, in particular energy recovery; P disposal. P It also clarifies the concept of recovery, disposal, end of waste status, and by-products and requires the establishment of separate collections for paper, metal, plastic, and glass, as a minimum. Waste management

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