Precautions and conditions of use

Precautions for use - Conditions of use - Licence to use data

Do you have a question about Agribalyse data? Check to see if the information is available on this website, consult the Frequently Asked Questions, and if not, send us a message at [e-mail].

Agribalyse data results from more than 10 years of research and expertise. They aim at reprensenting in the most accurate way possible the impacts of agriculture and food products. We follow an evolutive approach, with continuous improvement. It is therefore of paramount importance to well understand the scope, stenght and limitations of this data to ensure a suitable use. Users are higly recommanded to use the documentation provided along the data.

Agribalyse data is complex and comes with uncertainties, it must be considered for appropriate use. Avoid traps and read our documentation ( a specific user guide is available but only in French so far).

Life Cycle Assessment Method | AGRIBALYSE® documentation (EN)doc.agribalyse.fr

Scientific and technical literature | AGRIBALYSE® documentation (EN)doc.agribalyse.fr

Legal terms of use - Etalab License

AGRIBALYSE® data is accessible under the conditions of the Etalab ‘Open License’ available in full at the following link: ETALAB OPEN LICENSE.

This licence specifies that it is possible to adapt AGRIBALYSE® data to create ‘Derived Information’, products or services, and to exploit it commercially, for example by combining it with other information, or by including it in a service or application, provided that the authorship of the information is mentioned: its source (ADEME) and the date of the last update. To comply with this condition, ADEME recommends that the authorship of the information be mentioned, for example: ‘ Source ADEME, données AGRIBALYSE v3.1.1 - 2023 ’. This acknowledgement of authorship does not confer any official status on the use. The user is solely responsible for its use and must not mislead third parties as to the content of the ‘information’, its source and its date of update.

Finally, it is reminded in this Licence that the absence of defects or involuntary errors that may be contained in the AGRIBALYSE® database is not guaranteed by ADEME.

Terms of use of ecoinvent data

The Agribalyse database is based on ecoinvent data for background processes (non-agricultural/food processes), as well as for certain imported agricultural products. These data are only accessible in the 'full' version of the database, via LCA software in particular.

Users of AGRIBALYSE in LCA softwares requires an ecoinvent License (Academic, Commercial or Enterprise). Similarly, the integration of ecoinvent background processes present in Agribalyse into tools is subject to an ecoinvent License (Developer). For further information, please refer to the ecoinvent license conditions.

International standards about environmental communication

Environmental communication and data from Life Cycle Assessments are framed by ISO 14020/14040 standards. On the communication component, these standards focus on the main principles: information must be relevant, accurate, verifiable. Communication methods are also distinguished: official labels, self-declaration and eco-profiles. Comparing competing products notably requires specific elements: external critical reviews, reports in accessible "standardized" formats, etc.

All stakeholders wishing to implement environmental communication based on AGRIBALYSE and / or additional data have to refer to the good practices presented in these standards.