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- France
The Décret Tertiaire is fully binding for owners and operators of tertiary buildings above the regulatory thresholds in France.
Criteria:
Reduce final energy consumption of eligible tertiary buildings by:
40 percent by 2030,
50 percent by 2040,
60 percent by 2050,
compared with a selected baseline year.
Submit annual energy data through the national digital platform OPERAT.
Define an energy reduction action plan appropriate to the building type and uses.
Maintain documentation to justify baseline selection and reduction pathways.
Implement corrective measures if annual reporting indicates deviation from required trajectories.
Exceptions:
Buildings or portions of buildings below 1,000 m² are exempt.
Temporary buildings or structures used for less than two years are excluded.
Buildings linked to national defense or security may be exempt from full reporting obligations.
Some site-specific exceptions apply where reduction targets are technically or economically impossible; justification must be validated through OPERAT.
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What’s Required
Annual reporting on OPERAT.
Implementation of energy-saving measures.
Verification of consumption data and compliance trajectories.
Retention of evidence for audits.
Important Deadlines
Annual reporting is required each 30 September for the previous year.
First milestone target year: 2030.
Current Status
Fully in force since 2022, with reporting obligations already active.
No major legal challenges threaten the validity of the decree.
Enforcement actions are expected to intensify toward 2030.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
Financial penalties for failure to report or failure to implement corrective actions.
Publication of non-compliant entities (“name and shame” mechanism).
Administrative orders to submit missing data or implement measures.
Examples of Known Violations
As of November 2025, no publicly disclosed enforcement cases have been published, but several warnings have been issued via OPERAT for missing or incomplete reporting.
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