Massiac: The quarryman's unlawful omissions

The former manager of a company that operated a quarry whose authorization title expired on 02/04/2025.
But the quarryman made a request to open a new quarry, contrary to the law which stipulates:

Any quarry operator who has not fulfilled the obligations to restore an authorized or registered quarry may be refused a new authorization or a new registration (article L. 515-4 of the CE).

The operation has been stopped since 2019 according to a report by the DREAL of 09/09/2020.

Today, no restoration, nothing has been started to comply with the law.

In addition, there are financial issues since:

Financial guarantees must cover the restoration of the site: For the operation of quarries, it is the law that requires the constitution of financial guarantees (article L. 516-1 of the CE), while the other ICPE must appear on a list established by decree.

Article R. 516-2 of the Environmental Code provides, specifically, in IV, that the amount of financial guarantees is established according to the indications of the operator and taking into account the cost of the following operations, as indicated in the authorization order: "2° For quarries: Restoration of the site after operation". It is therefore necessary for the authorization application file to precisely determine the nature and cost of the restoration of the site. The amount of the financial guarantees is then established taking into account this cost, according to the terms set by the decree of 24 December 2009 relating to the determination of this amount (Article R. 516-1 to R. 516-6 of the CE).

Furthermore, the financial guarantees are lifted when the inspection of classified installations has noted the proper execution of the work (Article R. 516-5 of the CE).