Groupe Renault - 2020 Universal Registration Document

119 GROUPE RENAULT I UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2020 01 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT GROUPE RENAULT GROUPE RENAULT: A COMPANY THAT ACTS RESPONSIBLY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 23, 2021 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This system requires sites subject to the regulation to report their greenhouse gas emissions each year and return a number of “allowances” equivalent to the metric tons of CO 2 emitted. A certain number of allowances is allocated free of charge, and additional allowances may be purchased on the primary or secondary markets. The allocation of free allowances is governed by strict rules, which are specified in Decision 2011/278 for the third phase, and in European regulation 2019/331 for the fourth phase. Annual greenhouse gas emissions are verified by an independent third-party organization accredited according to the procedures described in European regulation 600/2012 for the third phase and in European regulation 2018/2067 for the fourth phase. Changes to these regulations, in particular the loss of “carbon leakage” exposure status starting with the fourth phase (2021-2030) will greatly reduce the number of free allocations from sites subject to the Regulation. In Korea, an exchange system was put in place in 2015, by a 2012 law (Act on Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances) and an associated decree. The Busan site (RSM) is subject to this law. Water management 1.6.2.3 Groupe Renault is subject to the applicable European regulations on the use and protection of water since it abstracts, uses, and discharges water during its production processes. Directive no. 2000/60/EC of October 23, 2000, known as the Water Framework Directive (WFD) , establishes a framework for a community water policy. The WFD defines a framework for the management and protection of waters by major hydrographic basin at the European level. It plays a strategic and founding role in water policy, setting ambitious objectives for the preservation and restoration of the condition of surface water (freshwater and coastal water) and for groundwater. The main objectives of the directive are: achieving, starting in 2015, a good condition for all of these P waters, which means a good ecological and chemical condition for surface water, as well as a good qualitative and quantitative condition for groundwater; adopting a combined approach of environmental quality P standards (Directive 2008/105/EC of December 16, 2008) through removal of hazardous substances and emission thresholds based on the best available techniques, using the approach that gives the highest standards; immediately implementing this approach for priority hazardous P substances for the Community, i.e. , identifying them and establishing emission thresholds and quality standards for them; establishing a management plan for each hydrographic basin; 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. Waste management 1.6.2.4 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.