2. Standardization of building inspection

Under the terms of article R. 111-39 of the French Construction and Housing Code, the mandatory technical inspection covers "the soundness of the viability, foundation, framing, enclosure and roofing works and the equipment elements that are inseparably linked to these works, as well as the safety conditions of people in the constructions".

However, as technical inspection can also be carried out, at the client's request, "on all other elements of the construction, the execution of which is likely to present particular technical hazards against which the client deems it useful to protect himself" (same article), AFNOR standard NF P 03-100 of September 1995, in defining "General criteria for the contribution of technical inspection to the prevention of technical hazards in the construction field", has drawn...