{"id":421769,"date":"2025-12-18T14:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/group-gac.com\/?p=421769"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:45:46","slug":"bilan-carbone-obligatoire-beges-seuils-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/group-gac.com\/en\/mandatory-carbon-footprint-assessment-beges-thresholds-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory carbon audits (BEGES): thresholds, penalties and obligations 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mandatory BEGES: are you affected?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Criteria, thresholds, deadlines, penalties, and obligations of carbon footprint assessment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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French regulations now require certain organizations to measure and publish their greenhouse gas emissions. This obligation is often referred to as a mandatory carbon footprint assessment<\/strong>.<\/p>

Before going into detail about your legal obligations, please refer to our complete guide to carbon footprinting<\/a><\/b> to understand the step-by-step methodology.<\/p>

Legally, it is based on the greenhouse gas emissions report (BEGES)<\/strong>, defined by the\u2019Article L.229-25 of the Environmental Code<\/strong><\/a>, which forms the basis of the carbon footprint regulations in France<\/strong>.<\/p>

Between the evolution of corporate carbon footprint decree<\/strong>, strengthening carbon footprint penalties<\/strong>, and the integration of climate as a criterion for access to certain public funding (particularly in the context of the France Recovery Plan<\/strong>), it becomes essential for businesses and communities to understand precisely:<\/p>