What is the legal basis of French CO2 Info?
CO2 information for transport services is a provision derived from the Grenelle de l’environnement. Its compulsory application was introduced by an article of the "Grenelle II" law, and integrated into article L1431-3 of the French transport code. This device is subject to three regulatory texts:
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- French decree No. 2011-1336 of 24 October 2011 on the provision of information regarding the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted during a transport service: this specifies the terms and conditions for the implementation of article L1431-3 of the French transport code
- French order of 10 April 2012 implementing articles 5, 6 and 8 of the French decree No. 2011-1336 of 24 October 2011 on the provision of information regarding the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted during a transport service: this order in particular sets out the emission factors for the different energy sources and the default values (known as level 1 values) that can be used
- French order of 10 April 2012 implementing article 14 of the French decree No. 2011-1336 of 24 October 2011 on the provision of information regarding the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted during a transport service; this order sets the 1st of October 2013 as the date from which such CO2 information disclosure requirements become mandatory
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