Posting of workers in France in the construction industry

The production order for requested cards is not given until effective receipt of payment (immediately in case of payment by bank card or after the processing period in case of payment by transfer). They are then sent to the company by mail. Receipt time is 7-10 business days.<br><br> A provisional certificate is available for immediate download for delivery to the employees.

Employees occupying positions that do not involve any mission on a job site or a work site listed in article R.8291-1 of the French Labor Code. This is the case for senior executives, executives carrying out a team management mission not intervening at a job site or responsible for support services (payroll management, risk management, computer maintenance, prevention and security, purchasing and procurement service, stock manager, etc.).

The BTP cards must be returned to the following address to be destroyed: UCF CIBPT – BTP Card Department – TSA 31655 – 75901 Paris Cedex 15

To simplify procedures, from 1 April 2024, employees working for an employer based abroad and carrying out construction or public works work in France will be required to hold a BTP card valid for five years (in accordance with Article R. 8292-3 of the French Labour Code). The period of validity and expiry date will be indicated on each BTP card.

As soon as payment is confirmed, a provisional identification certificate is provided to the company for each BTP Card requested. This certificate must be downloaded and sent as soon as possible to the employees concerned. 
The provisional identification certificate allows the employees to provide proof of their status pending receipt of their BTP Card. 
Scanning the QR Code present on the document makes it possible to check the validity of the BTP Card to which the certificate corresponds.

The photo must be:

in downloadable digital format. Only JPEG file format is acceptable (.jpg extension)

Dimensions: 135 x 175 pixels minimum.

In vertical format, it must comply with the standard for ID photos, namely a ratio of 1.3. This means that the height of the image must be equal to 1.3 times its width.

The size of the file must be between 72 Kb and 643 Kb.

The BTP Card includes the following information:

the surname, first names and sex of the employee,

the photo of the employee (printed in grayscale),

the corporate name or the name of the employer,

the SIREN number,

the company logo, if it so wishes (printed in grayscale),

a card number and its date of issue,

the contact information for the UCF CIBTP (on the back).

A QR Code* which allows verification of the validity of the card using a mobile application.


__________ * The QR Code is a two-dimensional bar code that makes it possible to store digital data (text, web site addresses, etc.). It can be scanned using a mobile phone equipped with a camera and the appropriate scanner.

The employees concerned by the BTP Card are those who “execute, direct or organize, even on an occasional basis, construction work or public works”.

In practice, the BTP Card is mandatory for employees who, on a professional basis, perform work included on the list mentioned in article R.8291-1 of the Labor Code: “excavation works, earthworks, sanitation, construction, assembly and disassembly of prefabricated parts, interior or exterior fixtures and fittings, restoration or renovation works, demolition or conversion, dredging, maintenance or servicing of works, refurbishment or repair, as well as the painting and cleaning involved with these works and all directly-linked ancillary operations”.