Legal Notice

1. Publisher

The website effinature.com (hereinafter "the Platform") is published by:

IRICE
Legal form: Simplified joint-stock company (SAS)
Share capital: EUR 20,000
Trade and Companies Register (RCS) Aix-en-Provence 835 324 112
Registered office: 10 rue du Lieutenant Parayre, Espace Wagner Bâtiment A2, 13290 Aix-en-Provence, France
EU VAT number: FR46835324112
NAF/APE code: 7219Z (Research and experimental development on other natural sciences)
Chairman: NORMAXIS SARL (SIREN 823 618 582)
Email: hello@irice-certification.com

IRICE, a third-party certification body, certifies the biodiversity and ecological performance of construction, renovation and development projects against the Effinature standards. The Effinature Platform enables the submission of certification applications, tracking of assessments and issuance of certificates under the NCO, EVO, HOR and HVE (High Ecological Value) standards.

Cofrac accreditation No. 5-0655 · Certification of products, processes and services · ISO/IEC 17065 · Scope available on www.cofrac.fr. This accreditation covers the EFFINATURE and EFFINATURE HVE certification programmes. (mandatory Cofrac statement, GEN REF 11)

2. Publication Director

The publication director is the legal representative of IRICE, acting as chairman of the SAS.

3. Host

OVH SAS
2 rue Kellermann, 59100 Roubaix, France
The server is located in France.

4. Intellectual Property

The Effinature standard is designed by NORMATYS, owner of the certification scheme. IRICE is the certification body. The Effinature trademark is the property of NORMAXIS. Certification is delivered by IRICE SAS.

The Effinature standard is published under the NORMATYS programme. The other contents of the Platform (texts, images, logos, data-entry grids, reports, certificates, databases) are protected by intellectual property law. Any reproduction, representation, modification or exploitation, whether in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of the rights holder, is prohibited and constitutes infringement under Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Use of the Effinature sign is governed by the trademark usage rules published at normatys.org/reglement-usage-marque.

5. Group Affiliation

IRICE SAS and NORMATYS are part of the NORMAXIS group, which owns the group's trademarks.

NORMATYS and IRICE are two separate legal entities within the NORMAXIS group. NORMATYS, designer of the standards, drafts, adopts and publishes them (normatys.org). IRICE SAS, registered with the Aix-en-Provence trade register under no. 835 324 112, is the certification body; it reviews applications and takes certification decisions alone, independently of NORMATYS. This group affiliation is disclosed and never concealed.

This functional separation meets the requirement of Directive (EU) 2024/825: a sustainability label must rest on a certification scheme verified by a third party independent of the scheme owner and of the trader displaying it.

6. Contact

Platform publisher: hello@irice-certification.com
Postal address: IRICE SAS, 10 rue du Lieutenant Parayre, Espace Wagner Bâtiment A2, 13290 Aix-en-Provence, France

IRICE endeavours to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information published on the Platform. However, IRICE cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information provided. Users acknowledge that they use this information at their own risk. IRICE disclaims all liability in the event of interruption or unavailability of the Platform, the occurrence of bugs, or any damage resulting from fraudulent use by a third party.

The Platform may contain links to third-party websites. IRICE exercises no control over such websites and disclaims all liability with respect to their content, availability or data processing practices.

This legal notice is governed by French law. In the event of a dispute, and after an attempt at amicable resolution, jurisdiction is vested in the courts having jurisdiction over the registered office of IRICE (Aix-en-Provence, France).