Definition of energy-efficient housing
Decree no. 2021-19 of 11 January 2021 states that a dwelling is qualified as energy efficient when its consumption expressed in final energy per square metre per year is less than 450 kWh/m2.year in metropolitan France. It thus amends Decree No. 2002-120 of 30 January 2002 on the characteristics of decent housing in order to strengthen the fight against thermal sieves (D. No. 2002-120, 30 Jan. 2002).
It is taken is taken for the application of the law of 8 November 2019 relating to energy and climate (L. n° 2019-1147, 8 Nov. 2019, art. 17).
The provisions of the decree come into force on 1 January 2023. They apply only to new lease contracts entered into on or after that date.
Text No. 14, extract :
Intended for: owners and co-owners of rented accommodation, tenants of accommodation, in metropolitan France.
Purpose: the decree modifies the energy performance criterion in the decree on the characteristics of decent housing by including a maximum threshold for final energy consumption in metropolitan France.
Entry into force: the text comes into force on 1 January 2023.
Notice: the decree modifies decree no. 2002-120 of 30 January 2002 relating to the characteristics of decent housing. The housing is thus qualified as decent energy when its consumption expressed as final energy consumption per square metre per year is less than 450 kWh/m2.year in metropolitan France.
References: the decree is issued for the application of Article 17 of Law No. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 on energy and climate. It can be consulted on the Légifrance website (https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr), as well as the text that it modifies as a result of this amendment. (…)