Chapter VI: Prevention of noise-related risks

The provisions of articles R. 1336-5 to R. 1336-11 apply to all neighbourhood noise, with the exception of noise from transport infrastructures and vehicles on them, aircraft, special national defence activities and installations, basic nuclear installations, installations classified for environmental protection and public and private electricity transmission and distribution networks subject to the regulations laid down inarticle 19 of the law of 15 June 1906 on energydistribution . When it…

No particular noise may, by its duration, repetition or intensity, be detrimental to the tranquillity of the neighbourhood or to human health, in a public or private place, whether caused by a person himself or through the intermediary of a person, a thing in his care or an animal under his responsibility.

When the noise mentioned in article R. 1336-5 originates from a professional activity other than one of those mentioned in article R. 1336-10 or from a sporting, cultural or leisure activity, organised on a regular basis or subject to authorisation, the neighbourhood peace and quiet or human health are affected if the overall emergence of this noise perceived by others, as defined in article R. 1336-7, is greater than the…

Overall emergence in a given location is defined as the difference between the ambient noise level, including the particular noise in question, and the residual noise level, made up of all the usual outdoor and indoor noises corresponding to normal occupation of the premises and normal operation of the equipment, in the absence of the particular noise in question. The limit values for emergence are 5 A-weighted decibels during the…

Spectral emergence is defined by the difference between the ambient noise level in a standardised octave band, including the particular noise in question, and the residual noise level in the same octave band, consisting of all the usual exterior and interior noises corresponding to normal occupation of the premises mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 1336-6, in the absence of the particular noise in question. The limit values…

The noise measurements referred to in article R. 1336-6 are carried out in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the ministers responsible for health, ecology and housing.

If the noise referred to in article R. 1336-5 originates from a public or private worksite, or works involving buildings and their equipment subject to a declaration or authorisation procedure, the disturbance to the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood or to human health is characterised by one of the following circumstances: 1° Failure to comply with the conditions laid down by the competent authorities concerning either the performance of…