WTO notification · TBT
FranceProposed measure, not in force yet
Decree relating to environmental performance requirements for the installation of heating or domestic hot water production equipment applicable to the construction of buildings or parts of buildings
Décret relatif aux exigences de performance environnementale concernant l'installation d'un équipement de chauffage ou de production d'eau chaude sanitaire applicable à la construction de bâtiments ou parties de bâtiments
France notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 8 July 2026. The comment period closed on 6 September 2026.
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Other appliances: (HS Code(s): 73218) Component of a technical system or entire technical system having the following characteristics: - It is integrated into the building, the part of the building or its plot, - It contributes to the operation of a building for heating, cooling
Autres appareils: (Code(s) du SH: 73218) Composant d'un système technique ou système technique dans son entier ayant les caractéristiques suivantes: - Il est intégré au bâtiment, à la partie de bâtiment ou à sa parcelle, - Il contribue au fonctionnement d'un bâtiment pour le chauffage, le refroidi
The comment period closed on 6 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/FRA/244; it can take them up with France.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The draft decree provides as follows:Remove the option to use hybrid systems that rely on fuel oil (amendment to Regulation No. 171-13 of the French Building and Housing Code (CCH) resulting from Decree No. 2022-8 of 5 January 2022);G/TBT/N/FRA/244- 2 - Introduce, for new buildings, a ban on the installation of boilers with greenhouse gas emissions above 79 g/kWh, which corresponds to the regulatory threshold for electricity emissions;Provide for an exemption from compliance with this threshold for systems used as back-up, as well as for technical systems connected to district heating networks. Buildings subject to specific land-use or property restrictions that make it impossible to implement this measure may also be exempted.The draft decree seeks to transpose Articles 7 and 11 of Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (EPBD). These regulations stipulate that new buildings must not consume any on-site fossil fuels from 2028 onwards for public sector buildings, and from 2030 onwards for the rest of the building stock.
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