Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

118 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 Find out more at group.renault.com 01 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT GROUPE RENAULT Environmental regulations 1.6.2 As part of its production of automotive vehicles and mechanical equipment and the sale of its products, Groupe Renault is required, in the various countries where its vehicles and products are located or marketed, to comply with certain regulations that are directly applicable to it, in particular with regard to the sites and installations it operates and the substances used as part of its production process. Because of its activities, Groupe Renault is subject to environmental regulations, concerning, among other areas, emissions into the air, waste management, and water and soil impacts. The main regulations applicable to Groupe Renault’s industrial, logistics and commercial activities are described below. Industrial emissions management 1.6.2.1 Directive no. 2010/75 of November 24, 2010, known as the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) , replaced the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive and six sector directives, including the large combustion plants directive (2001/80/EC). The IED strengthens a number of requirements for the prevention and reduction of pollution emitted by industrial installations into the air, water, and soil. It also establishes thresholds that are not to be exceeded. It states that certain industrial facilities must first obtain administrative authorization. This authorization cannot be issued by the competent administrative authority unless certain environmental conditions are met (adequate preventive measures against pollution being undertaken by the operator and ensuring that the facilities are not a significant source of pollution). One of the guiding principles of this directive is the use of best available techniques (BAT) to prevent pollution of all kinds. Activities that require administrative authorization must meet the BAT standard established, reviewed, and updated by the European Commission, which publishes the conclusions in the “BREF” (best available techniques reference document). Most of the Group’s industrial sites depend on the BREF STS (surface treatment using solvents) for automotive paint activities, which has been revised and whose new conclusions were published on December 9, 2020 in EU Decision 2020/2009. The sites concerned therefore have a year to submit a review file and four years to comply with the new thresholds set out in the document. Moreover, the revision of the BREF SF concerning foundries also started in 2019. Following the same logic as the BREF STS, this revision will eventually set the future emission limits for this activity. Monitoring requirements for facilities that may contaminate the soil and groundwater are provided. The IED also provides for the requirement to draw up a “base report” on the condition of the site before the installation is commissioned or before the first update of the authorization issued and for a redefinition of the requirement to restore the site upon cessation of activity. Air emissions management 1.6.2.2 European Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of November 25, 2015 regulates emissions from medium-sized combustion plants. It sets emissions thresholds for sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and dust into the atmosphere from combustion plants with a nominal thermal power greater than or equal to 1 MW and less than 50 MW, regardless of the type of fuel that they use. It also establishes rules to monitor carbon monoxide (CO) emissions. Operators must implement emissions monitoring in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III to this directive and periodic measurements in particular. CO measurements are required for all facilities. European regulation 517/2014 of April 16, 2014 (F-Gas) , which repealed regulation 842/2006 on January 1, 2015, contains, prevents, and reduces emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases referred to in the Kyoto Protocol. This regulation: discourages the use of fluorinated gases with a high impact on the P climate and encourages energy efficient and safe substitutes; continues to improve the containment and end-of-life treatment P of products and equipment containing fluorinated gases; promotes consensus on an international agreement under the P Montreal Protocol to gradually reduce HFCs, which are the main group of fluorinated gases; ensures that the European Union takes into account the latest P scientific results obtained at the international level, as recorded in the IPCC fourth Assessment Report, as regards in particular the substances covered by the regulation and their global warming potential (GWP). The regulation aims to reduce fluorinated greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union by two-thirds compared with their current level by 2030. Groupe Renault has reviewed these obligations and is taking the necessary measures to minimize the use of these substances and limit their discharge into the atmosphere. European Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading systems affects 13 Group sites in France, Spain, Slovenia, and Romania. Its application for the current phase (2013-2020) is mainly governed by European regulation 601/2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. For the fourth phase (2021-2030), this regulation is superseded by European regulation 2018/2066.