Aéroport de Paris - 2018 Registration document

SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY INFORMATION 17 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Limiting noise and light pollution Policy

(via agreements) and just recently, on-line. Linked to Vitrail, an IT tool, Itrap, improves the quality of claim processing. In less than three hours, this tool collects and processes complaints from local residents relating to noise from planes and is quicker to send them information on a possible breach (altitude, speed, flight path), along with an explanation. If they wish to, the local resident can meet with a representative of DGAC to learn about the techniques developed to reduce aircraft noise.

In order to reduce the noise for local residents, a curfew has been in place at Paris-Orly airport from 11.30 pm to 06 am since 1968. Moreover, the number of time slots that may be allotted to the airport has been set by regulation at 250,000 per year since 1994. At Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, a limitation of night traffic and a total weighted measured noise index (IGMP) were established by regulation in 2003. Differentiated landing charges on the basis of an aircraft’s noise category and the tax on air noise pollution (TNSA) also help to limit noise in that they encourage the use of less noisy aircraft and penalise night flights. The TNSA is levied by the French Civil Aviation Authority, and its proceeds go to Aéroports de Paris and are used for financing sound-proofing measures for the benefit of local residents. Within the framework of this procedure, Aéroports de Paris SA manages the applications for help with soundproofing from residents living near Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports, whose homes are within the scope of a Noise Nuisance Plan (PGS). Aéroports de Paris SA receives new requests for help, investigates them, passes them on to the relevant local committees, which are consulted on the allocation of grants, and pays out the grants allocated to local residents for noise assessment and sound-proofing work. In view of its airport activity, Aéroports de Paris SA benefits from exemptions to the application of light pollution regulations. Achievements From 2013 to 2018, Aéroports de Paris SA took part in the Night Flights working group presided by the prefect, Régis Guyot. This work conducted jointly with the airlines and neighbourhood associations resulted in: ◆ the 24H generalisation by 2023/2024 of the continuous descent procedure (trialled since September 2016 between 00:00 and 5:30 am); ◆ the modified aerodynamics of the Airbus A320, which has halved the noise pollution produced by this plane, which is the most common aircraft on the runways at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. At the end of 2018, 80% of the fleet landing at Paris-Charles de Gaulle had been modified; ◆ the change in the preferential configuration opening up the possibility of landing with a tailwind in certain circumstances; ◆ new rules published on the internet site entrevoisns.org Local residents are entitled to free assistance for soundproofing works. They are supported through all stages of their project by a dedicated service which is part of the aid programme. Computerisation has improved data processing and traceability whilst eliminating paper documents. In 2018, 1,731 1 files were processed. Aéroports de Paris SA also makes available to the public the Vitrail tool to view aircraft flight paths and access information online. Vitrail is available in the Maisons de l’environnement et du développement durable (Environment and Sustainable Development Resource Centres) at Paris-Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in municipalities that so choose

Protection of biodiversity Policy

Groupe ADP occupies more than 6,000 hectares of land in Île-de-France and is directly involved in the protection of biodiversity. This is one of the six priorities of its 2016-2020 environmental and energy policy, and is included in its sustainable development goals. The 2017 materiality study showed that the preservation of the natural environment and air quality is a very important issue (8.1/10). Since July 2018, the Group has taken part in the Act4nature initiative alongside 65 companies, scientific institutions and NGOs. Objectives The protection of biodiversity is based on the following three objectives: ◆ define and deploy an ecological land development plan; ◆ conduct a biodiversity study for structural projects and for all airports; ◆ continue to reduce, by 50%, the consumption of phytosanitary products between 2008 and 2020. As part of Act4nature, Groupe ADP is committed to: ◆ ensuring it knows about the biodiversity present at its airports via regularly updated fauna/flora inventories; ◆ integrating a prospective vision of its developments taking the preservation of the biodiversity into account; ◆ reinforcing the ecological management of its landscaped areas; ◆ raising awareness and implementing participative approaches with its stakeholders. Achievements Groupe ADP conducts most of its actions with partners. The census of the biodiversity of species living at the Paris-Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airports was conducted with the Hop! Biodiversity association and scientific support from the French National Natural History Museum. Work on the Development, landscape and biodiversity study continued at Paris-Le Bourget and Paris-Orly airports, following that conducted at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, with the aim of integrating platform development and preservation of biodiversity Use of phytosanitary products has been reduced: Paris-Orly airport no longer uses them to maintain its landscaped areas either airside or landside.

1 Source: Unit for financial aid for soundproofing of houses and tertiary buildings in the Noise Nuisance Plan for Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget.

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AÉROPORTS DE PARIS ® REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2018