In short. QualiPaysage qualifications recognise trade capabilities, while its labels require the corresponding qualification and add audits of working practices.
Definition: As of 17 October 2026, QualiPaysage qualifications recognise a landscaping company's capabilities in a named trade. Its trade labels add an assessment of working practices through audits at company premises and worksites, and require the corresponding qualification first.
Key facts
- QualiPaysage's official overview lists 32 qualifications and 8 trade labels, and describes qualifications as based on means and labels as based on results.
- The qualifications page distinguishes the statuses “Confirmé” and “Spécialisé”, both available to businesses regardless of size.
- The labels page describes third-party audits and a joint labelling committee that can award a label for four years.
- QualiPaysage's FAQ gives irrigation as an example: either the Confirmé or Spécialisé qualification in that trade can meet the prerequisite for its label.
What does the qualification assess?
QualiPaysage's qualifications page defines Confirmé as covering generalist businesses that meet the technical criteria for a trade, even when they perform that work intermittently. Spécialisé covers businesses whose sole activity is that trade or which have a dedicated service for it. Its requirements are higher in turnover, training and supervision.
The same page lists separate qualifications for automatic irrigation and tree pruning. QualiPaysage's FAQ states that qualifications last four years, conditional on an annual declaration covering the previous year's turnover and professional civil liability insurance.
What does label assessment add?
The labels page requires prior qualification in the trade concerned. Auditors assess practices at the business and on worksites against professional rules. The joint labelling committee can award the label or defer its decision while the company resolves nonconformities.
The linked common assessment framework, January 2022 version, combines criteria shared across labels with criteria specific to each trade. Its environmental management criteria include waste and harmful-product management. Its staff health and safety criteria cover prevention, information and training. The framework also assesses how the business organises and monitors its activities and worksites.
Which specialisms have labels?
QualiPaysage's label descriptions identify the following trade areas. The French names correspond to the official directory's labels.
| Official label name | Trade area in English |
|---|---|
| Aménagements paysagers | Landscaping works |
| Entretien d'aménagements paysagers | Maintenance of landscaped spaces |
| Élagage | Tree pruning and care |
| Génie écologique | Ecological engineering |
| Terrains de sport | Sports grounds |
| Aires de jeux | Play areas |
| Arrosage | Irrigation |
| Végétalisation du bâti | Building greening |
The same descriptions divide some labels into narrower specialities. Irrigation covers parks and gardens, and large urban and sports infrastructure; a company can apply for either or both. Building greening covers interior planting, green roofs and green walls, with applications possible for one or several specialities.
How can a credential be checked?
The official overview's directory opens through “Trouver une entreprise” at this address:
https://www.qualipaysage.org/
Its search form accepts a company name or a label or qualification, with geographical filters for department or town. The selector groups labels separately from qualifications. For example, it lists the Arrosage label and the Arrosage automatique qualifications with their Confirmé and Spécialisé statuses.
Related terms
- Which QualiPaysage label covers tree pruning and care?
- Which landscape work does the QualiPaysage ecological engineering label identify?
- Which gardening services fall within the French personal-services scheme?
FAQ
Can a small business hold a qualification?
Yes. The qualifications page makes both Confirmé and Spécialisé available regardless of company size. Spécialisé requires a sole trade activity or a dedicated service, with higher requirements for turnover, training and supervision.
Does a qualification automatically include the corresponding label?
The FAQ makes qualification a prerequisite for the label application. The labels page describes a separate audit and committee decision for labelling.
Where does work for private household gardens fit?
QualiPaysage's overview presents QualiJardin as a qualification specifically for businesses that create and maintain private household gardens.
Sources
- QualiPaysage, "L'organisme paritaire qui valorise les savoir-faire des Métiers du Paysage", undated
- QualiPaysage, "Les qualifications", undated
- QualiPaysage, "Les labels", undated
- QualiPaysage, "F.A.Q.", undated
- QualiPaysage, "Les critères communs aux 8 Labels des métiers du Paysage", January 2022 version
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