These are French legal terms. We keep them in French because they name
obligations that exist only under French law, and translating them
would give you a word you could not use with your syndic.
- Diagnostic technique global
- a building-wide technical survey of a French condominium, covering structure, common areas, equipment and energy performanceArticle L731-1 du CCH
- Plan pluriannuel de travaux
- a ten-year schedule of works for a French condominium, costed and phased, voted by the ownersLoi n° 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021 dite Climat et Résilience
- DPE collectif
- an energy performance assessment of the whole building rather than of a single apartmentLoi n° 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021
- Diagnostic de performance énergétique
- the French statutory energy performance certificate, rating a property from A to G for energy and for greenhouse gas emissions
- Audit énergétique réglementaire
- a statutory energy audit, carried out under the framework set by the arrêté du 24 novembre 2014Arrêté du 24 novembre 2014, modifié par l’arrêté du 21 décembre 2023
- Diagnostic PEMD
- a survey of the products, equipment, materials and waste contained in a building before demolition or major renovation, and of what can be reused
- Copropriété
- a French condominium: both the building held in shared ownership and the legal body of its owners
- Société par actions simplifiée
- a French simplified joint-stock company, a common form for small and medium-sized professional practices
- Syndic
- the managing agent of a French condominium, appointed by the owners and legally responsible for running the building
- Assemblée générale
- the general meeting of the owners, which votes works and budgets
- Lot
- a lot in a French condominium: a privately owned unit together with its share of the common parts
