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Effinature provides evidence for 16 requirement(s) of Science Based Targets for Nature.
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Effinature provides evidence for 16 requirement(s) of Science Based Targets for Nature
Detailed correspondences (59)
| Framework provision | Effinature criterion | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1a-R3 Screening of direct operations: identify the material pressures across the whole activity (MST or ENCORE). |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Close match | Medium | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| S1a-R3 Screening of direct operations: identify the material pressures across the whole activity (MST or ENCORE). |
EFF-C-080
Initial state of pollution
|
Broad match | Medium | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| S1a-R3 Screening of direct operations: identify the material pressures across the whole activity (MST or ENCORE). |
EFF-C-052
Initial soil state
|
Broad match | Low | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| S1a-R3 Screening of direct operations: identify the material pressures across the whole activity (MST or ENCORE). |
EFF-C-059
Flora analysis
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Broad match | Low | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| S1a-R3 Screening of direct operations: identify the material pressures across the whole activity (MST or ENCORE). |
EFF-C-072
Fauna analysis
|
Broad match | Low | The environmental impact assessment and initial states (flora, fauna, soil, pollution) identify at site level the material pressures on nature, the same substantive approach as SBTN screening but at the project rather than the company scale. |
| S1a-R5 Screen the eight pressure categories: land use and land-use change, freshwater and marine ecosystem use/change, water use, other resources, GHG emissions, water pollutants, soil pollutants. |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Broad match | Medium | Effinature covers, at project level, several of the SBTN pressure categories (land use/sealing, water use, soil and water pollution, land use), but not the full screening exercise of the eight pressures or the marine/GHG realms. |
| S1a-R5 Screen the eight pressure categories: land use and land-use change, freshwater and marine ecosystem use/change, water use, other resources, GHG emissions, water pollutants, soil pollutants. |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Broad match | Medium | Effinature covers, at project level, several of the SBTN pressure categories (land use/sealing, water use, soil and water pollution, land use), but not the full screening exercise of the eight pressures or the marine/GHG realms. |
| S1a-R5 Screen the eight pressure categories: land use and land-use change, freshwater and marine ecosystem use/change, water use, other resources, GHG emissions, water pollutants, soil pollutants. |
EFF-C-080
Initial state of pollution
|
Broad match | Medium | Effinature covers, at project level, several of the SBTN pressure categories (land use/sealing, water use, soil and water pollution, land use), but not the full screening exercise of the eight pressures or the marine/GHG realms. |
| S1a-R5 Screen the eight pressure categories: land use and land-use change, freshwater and marine ecosystem use/change, water use, other resources, GHG emissions, water pollutants, soil pollutants. |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Broad match | Low | Effinature covers, at project level, several of the SBTN pressure categories (land use/sealing, water use, soil and water pollution, land use), but not the full screening exercise of the eight pressures or the marine/GHG realms. |
| S1a-R5 Screen the eight pressure categories: land use and land-use change, freshwater and marine ecosystem use/change, water use, other resources, GHG emissions, water pollutants, soil pollutants. |
EFF-C-115
Pollution treatment and risk prevention
|
Broad match | Low | Effinature covers, at project level, several of the SBTN pressure categories (land use/sealing, water use, soil and water pollution, land use), but not the full screening exercise of the eight pressures or the marine/GHG realms. |
| S1b-R10 Mapping of direct operations: locate 100% of the material activities, one location per activity/pressure/realm (at least subnational). |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Medium | The characterisation of ecological continuities, land use and impact assessment locate at site level the activities and their impacts, which overlaps with the SBTN mapping of direct operations; SBTN remains more systematic (by pressure/realm). |
| S1b-R10 Mapping of direct operations: locate 100% of the material activities, one location per activity/pressure/realm (at least subnational). |
EFF-C-019
Assessment of ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Medium | The characterisation of ecological continuities, land use and impact assessment locate at site level the activities and their impacts, which overlaps with the SBTN mapping of direct operations; SBTN remains more systematic (by pressure/realm). |
| S1b-R10 Mapping of direct operations: locate 100% of the material activities, one location per activity/pressure/realm (at least subnational). |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Broad match | Low | The characterisation of ecological continuities, land use and impact assessment locate at site level the activities and their impacts, which overlaps with the SBTN mapping of direct operations; SBTN remains more systematic (by pressure/realm). |
| S1b-R10 Mapping of direct operations: locate 100% of the material activities, one location per activity/pressure/realm (at least subnational). |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Broad match | Low | The characterisation of ecological continuities, land use and impact assessment locate at site level the activities and their impacts, which overlaps with the SBTN mapping of direct operations; SBTN remains more systematic (by pressure/realm). |
| S1b-R12 IUCN threatened species (VU/EN/CR) and CITES-listed species: include in the assessment scope. |
EFF-C-072
Fauna analysis
|
Related match | Medium | The initial states and fauna/flora preservation programmes include the site's protected and sensitive species (prefectural orders, EVEE), close to the SBTN requirement to include IUCN/CITES threatened species, but without explicit reference to IUCN/CITES lists. |
| S1b-R12 IUCN threatened species (VU/EN/CR) and CITES-listed species: include in the assessment scope. |
EFF-C-074
Fauna preservation programme
|
Related match | Medium | The initial states and fauna/flora preservation programmes include the site's protected and sensitive species (prefectural orders, EVEE), close to the SBTN requirement to include IUCN/CITES threatened species, but without explicit reference to IUCN/CITES lists. |
| S1b-R12 IUCN threatened species (VU/EN/CR) and CITES-listed species: include in the assessment scope. |
EFF-C-079
Prefectural order of the environmental authority: fauna component
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Related match | Low | The initial states and fauna/flora preservation programmes include the site's protected and sensitive species (prefectural orders, EVEE), close to the SBTN requirement to include IUCN/CITES threatened species, but without explicit reference to IUCN/CITES lists. |
| S1b-R12 IUCN threatened species (VU/EN/CR) and CITES-listed species: include in the assessment scope. |
EFF-C-071
Prefectural order of the environmental authority: flora component
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Related match | Low | The initial states and fauna/flora preservation programmes include the site's protected and sensitive species (prefectural orders, EVEE), close to the SBTN requirement to include IUCN/CITES threatened species, but without explicit reference to IUCN/CITES lists. |
| S1b-R13 Spatial resolution of locations: at minimum subnational for direct operations. |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Low | The site's ecological surveys and mapping provide very fine locations (plot/site), largely compatible with SBTN's requirement for at least subnational resolution; SBTN aims at the organisational scale. |
| S1b-R13 Spatial resolution of locations: at minimum subnational for direct operations. |
EFF-C-019
Assessment of ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Low | The site's ecological surveys and mapping provide very fine locations (plot/site), largely compatible with SBTN's requirement for at least subnational resolution; SBTN aims at the organisational scale. |
| S1b-R14 Assessment of material pressures for the chosen realms/segments (land: land use, land-use change, soil pollution; freshwater: water use and pollution). |
EFF-C-052
Initial soil state
|
Close match | Medium | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| S1b-R14 Assessment of material pressures for the chosen realms/segments (land: land use, land-use change, soil pollution; freshwater: water use and pollution). |
EFF-C-003
Soil quality
|
Close match | Medium | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| S1b-R14 Assessment of material pressures for the chosen realms/segments (land: land use, land-use change, soil pollution; freshwater: water use and pollution). |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Broad match | Low | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| S1b-R14 Assessment of material pressures for the chosen realms/segments (land: land use, land-use change, soil pollution; freshwater: water use and pollution). |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Broad match | Low | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| S1b-R14 Assessment of material pressures for the chosen realms/segments (land: land use, land-use change, soil pollution; freshwater: water use and pollution). |
EFF-C-080
Initial state of pollution
|
Broad match | Low | The initial state and soil quality, land use, water-resource management and pollution treatment directly assess at site level the same land (soil use/pollution) and freshwater (water use/pollution) pressures as SBTN, the difference being scale (site vs value chain). |
| S1b-R15 Assessment scope of direct operations: assess 100% of the direct-operation locations for all material pressures. |
EFF-C-114
Worksite monitoring
|
Broad match | Low | Worksite monitoring and initial states cover all the project's footprints for material pressures, which overlaps with the comprehensive assessment of direct-operation locations; SBTN scope is broader (company multi-site). |
| S1b-R15 Assessment scope of direct operations: assess 100% of the direct-operation locations for all material pressures. |
EFF-C-080
Initial state of pollution
|
Broad match | Low | Worksite monitoring and initial states cover all the project's footprints for material pressures, which overlaps with the comprehensive assessment of direct-operation locations; SBTN scope is broader (company multi-site). |
| S1b-R15 Assessment scope of direct operations: assess 100% of the direct-operation locations for all material pressures. |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Broad match | Low | Worksite monitoring and initial states cover all the project's footprints for material pressures, which overlaps with the comprehensive assessment of direct-operation locations; SBTN scope is broader (company multi-site). |
| S1b-R17 Priority use of measured data to report material pressures (failing that, quantitative models). |
EFF-C-030
Methodology for monitoring soil ecological quality
|
Broad match | Low | In-situ measurements and monitoring (water meter readings, soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology, worksite monitoring) provide measurement data for pressures, consistent with SBTN's priority on measurement; SBTN frames the entire value chain. |
| S1b-R17 Priority use of measured data to report material pressures (failing that, quantitative models). |
EFF-C-041
Meter readings
|
Broad match | Low | In-situ measurements and monitoring (water meter readings, soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology, worksite monitoring) provide measurement data for pressures, consistent with SBTN's priority on measurement; SBTN frames the entire value chain. |
| S1b-R17 Priority use of measured data to report material pressures (failing that, quantitative models). |
EFF-C-114
Worksite monitoring
|
Broad match | Low | In-situ measurements and monitoring (water meter readings, soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology, worksite monitoring) provide measurement data for pressures, consistent with SBTN's priority on measurement; SBTN frames the entire value chain. |
| S1b-R18 Use of the required indicators (Table 6): land use/land-use change; soil pollution (nutrient excess, eutrophication, acidification). |
EFF-C-003
Soil quality
|
Broad match | Medium | Soil quality/preservation, the CBS(h) (land use) and maintenance methods limiting inputs (pesticides/fertilisers) overlap with the SBTN indicators for land use and soil pollution (nutrient excess), without adopting their standardised indicators. |
| S1b-R18 Use of the required indicators (Table 6): land use/land-use change; soil pollution (nutrient excess, eutrophication, acidification). |
EFF-C-004
Harmonised Biotope Area Factor (CBSh)
|
Broad match | Medium | Soil quality/preservation, the CBS(h) (land use) and maintenance methods limiting inputs (pesticides/fertilisers) overlap with the SBTN indicators for land use and soil pollution (nutrient excess), without adopting their standardised indicators. |
| S1b-R18 Use of the required indicators (Table 6): land use/land-use change; soil pollution (nutrient excess, eutrophication, acidification). |
EFF-C-047
Maintenance methods limiting pollution
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Broad match | Low | Soil quality/preservation, the CBS(h) (land use) and maintenance methods limiting inputs (pesticides/fertilisers) overlap with the SBTN indicators for land use and soil pollution (nutrient excess), without adopting their standardised indicators. |
| S1b-R18 Use of the required indicators (Table 6): land use/land-use change; soil pollution (nutrient excess, eutrophication, acidification). |
EFF-C-097
Choice, quality and provenance of imported soil
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Broad match | Low | Soil quality/preservation, the CBS(h) (land use) and maintenance methods limiting inputs (pesticides/fertilisers) overlap with the SBTN indicators for land use and soil pollution (nutrient excess), without adopting their standardised indicators. |
| S1b-R21 State of Nature (SoN): use the most recent versions of the SoN datasets to represent the current environmental conditions. |
EFF-C-060
Initial flora state
|
Close match | Medium | The initial flora/fauna states characterise, through field surveys, the site's current state of nature, the same object as SBTN's State of Nature; SBTN relies on global datasets rather than project surveys, hence a strong but not identical correspondence. |
| S1b-R21 State of Nature (SoN): use the most recent versions of the SoN datasets to represent the current environmental conditions. |
EFF-C-073
Initial fauna state
|
Close match | Medium | The initial flora/fauna states characterise, through field surveys, the site's current state of nature, the same object as SBTN's State of Nature; SBTN relies on global datasets rather than project surveys, hence a strong but not identical correspondence. |
| S1b-R21 State of Nature (SoN): use the most recent versions of the SoN datasets to represent the current environmental conditions. |
EFF-C-052
Initial soil state
|
Broad match | Low | The initial flora/fauna states characterise, through field surveys, the site's current state of nature, the same object as SBTN's State of Nature; SBTN relies on global datasets rather than project surveys, hence a strong but not identical correspondence. |
| S1b-R21 State of Nature (SoN): use the most recent versions of the SoN datasets to represent the current environmental conditions. |
EFF-C-124
Effinature ecological assessment: End of operation
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Broad match | Low | The initial flora/fauna states characterise, through field surveys, the site's current state of nature, the same object as SBTN's State of Nature; SBTN relies on global datasets rather than project surveys, hence a strong but not identical correspondence. |
| S1b-R22 Selection of pressure-sensitive SoN indicators (SoNP) for water use/pollution and land use/land-use change and soil pollution. |
EFF-C-030
Methodology for monitoring soil ecological quality
|
Related match | Low | The soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology and the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) approximate state-of-nature indicators sensitive to soil/water pressures, without adopting the SoNP indicators prescribed by SBTN. |
| S1b-R22 Selection of pressure-sensitive SoN indicators (SoNP) for water use/pollution and land use/land-use change and soil pollution. |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
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Related match | Low | The soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology and the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) approximate state-of-nature indicators sensitive to soil/water pressures, without adopting the SoNP indicators prescribed by SBTN. |
| S1b-R22 Selection of pressure-sensitive SoN indicators (SoNP) for water use/pollution and land use/land-use change and soil pollution. |
EFF-C-099
Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
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Related match | Low | The soil ecological-quality monitoring methodology and the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) approximate state-of-nature indicators sensitive to soil/water pressures, without adopting the SoNP indicators prescribed by SBTN. |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-037
Flora monitoring
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Close match | Medium | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-044
Fauna monitoring
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Close match | Medium | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-007
IVS determination
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Close match | Medium | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-036
Update of the Ecological Value Index (IVE management)
|
Close match | Medium | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
|
Close match | Low | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R23 Biodiversity indicators (SoNB): at least two indicators (one at species level, one at ecosystem level). |
EFF-C-019
Assessment of ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Low | Effinature combines biodiversity indicators at species level (flora/fauna monitoring) and at ecosystem/habitat level (IVS, IVE, ITCE, habitat characterisation), which overlaps with the SBTN requirement for two biodiversity indicators; a different usage framework (project vs corporate target). |
| S1b-R24 Link pressure and state of nature: record the SoN information alongside the pressure data for each activity/commodity-location pair. |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Related match | Low | The ecological assessment and impact assessment cross, at site level, the state of nature (flora/fauna) and impacts/pressures, which overlaps with the SBTN principle of linking pressure and SoN by location; SBTN structures these data by activity-location pair at the value-chain scale. |
| S1b-R24 Link pressure and state of nature: record the SoN information alongside the pressure data for each activity/commodity-location pair. |
EFF-C-124
Effinature ecological assessment: End of operation
|
Related match | Low | The ecological assessment and impact assessment cross, at site level, the state of nature (flora/fauna) and impacts/pressures, which overlaps with the SBTN principle of linking pressure and SoN by location; SBTN structures these data by activity-location pair at the value-chain scale. |
| S2b-R8 Two types of state variables for each target boundary: SoNP + at least two biodiversity variables (SoNB). |
EFF-C-037
Flora monitoring
|
Broad match | Low | The combination of flora/fauna monitoring (species) and habitat/ecosystem indices (IVE, ITCE) provides several biodiversity state variables for the site, overlapping with the SBTN requirement for SoNP + SoNB variables; SBTN usage aims to rank sites for corporate targets. |
| S2b-R8 Two types of state variables for each target boundary: SoNP + at least two biodiversity variables (SoNB). |
EFF-C-044
Fauna monitoring
|
Broad match | Low | The combination of flora/fauna monitoring (species) and habitat/ecosystem indices (IVE, ITCE) provides several biodiversity state variables for the site, overlapping with the SBTN requirement for SoNP + SoNB variables; SBTN usage aims to rank sites for corporate targets. |
| S2b-R8 Two types of state variables for each target boundary: SoNP + at least two biodiversity variables (SoNB). |
EFF-C-036
Update of the Ecological Value Index (IVE management)
|
Broad match | Low | The combination of flora/fauna monitoring (species) and habitat/ecosystem indices (IVE, ITCE) provides several biodiversity state variables for the site, overlapping with the SBTN requirement for SoNP + SoNB variables; SBTN usage aims to rank sites for corporate targets. |
| S2b-R8 Two types of state variables for each target boundary: SoNP + at least two biodiversity variables (SoNB). |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
|
Broad match | Low | The combination of flora/fauna monitoring (species) and habitat/ecosystem indices (IVE, ITCE) provides several biodiversity state variables for the site, overlapping with the SBTN requirement for SoNP + SoNB variables; SBTN usage aims to rank sites for corporate targets. |
| S2b-R9 Pressure index (IP) values calculated independently for each material pressure and each location. |
EFF-C-099
Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
|
Related match | Low | The site's ecological indices (CBSh, IVE, ITCE) are synthetic per-site values combining state and pressure, analogous in spirit to the SBTN pressure index, but built with a different project methodology. |
| S2b-R9 Pressure index (IP) values calculated independently for each material pressure and each location. |
EFF-C-036
Update of the Ecological Value Index (IVE management)
|
Related match | Low | The site's ecological indices (CBSh, IVE, ITCE) are synthetic per-site values combining state and pressure, analogous in spirit to the SBTN pressure index, but built with a different project methodology. |
| S2b-R9 Pressure index (IP) values calculated independently for each material pressure and each location. |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
|
Related match | Low | The site's ecological indices (CBSh, IVE, ITCE) are synthetic per-site values combining state and pressure, analogous in spirit to the SBTN pressure index, but built with a different project methodology. |
| S2b-R11 Index (IP) values required for each location with harmonised spatial scales. |
EFF-C-099
Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
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Related match | Low | Updating the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) produces per-location values combining several variables, which weakly overlaps with the SBTN requirement for per-location index values; SBTN imposes a formal spatial harmonisation absent on the project side. |
| S2b-R11 Index (IP) values required for each location with harmonised spatial scales. |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
|
Related match | Low | Updating the site's ecological indices (CBSh, ITCE) produces per-location values combining several variables, which weakly overlaps with the SBTN requirement for per-location index values; SBTN imposes a formal spatial harmonisation absent on the project side. |
Source & licence
- Publisher : IRICE (groupe NORMAXIS)
- Accreditation : Cofrac (Comité français d'accréditation) n°5-0655 rév. 1 (NF EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012), scope at www.cofrac.fr
- Dataset version : 9.1
- Licence : CC BY-ND 4.0