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n. f. · application for payment (US) · interim payment application (UK) · progress payment

Definition

FR
Document par lequel l'entreprise demande le paiement des travaux réalisés pendant une période, en général chaque mois. Elle est vérifiée par la maîtrise d'œuvre, qui l'accepte ou la corrige, puis transmise au maître d'ouvrage pour paiement. Le total des situations, ajusté à la fin du chantier, forme le décompte général.
EN
The document by which the contractor asks for payment of the work done during a period, usually each month. The design team checks it and accepts or corrects it, then it goes to the owner for payment. The total of the situations, adjusted at the end of the works, makes up the décompte général (final account).

Diagram

entreprisecontractormaîtrise d'œuvredesign team (architect)maître d'ouvrageownersituationpayment applicationsituation vérifiéecheckedpaiementpaymentCircuit d'une situation de travaux · schéma de principe
Route of a situation: from the contractor to the owner, then the payment.

Example sentences

Written (email, official document)

FRL'entreprise remet sa situation n° 4 en fin de mois ; la maîtrise d'œuvre la vérifie avant paiement.

ENThe contractor submits payment application no. 4 at month end; the design team checks it before payment.

Spoken (standard)

FRTa situation n'est pas à jour : tu as facturé le carrelage avant de l'avoir posé.

ENYour payment application isn't up to date: you billed the tiling before laying it.

Spoken (informal)

FRChaque fin de mois, la situation arrive en retard, et personne n'est surpris.

ENEvery month end, the payment application comes in late, and nobody's surprised.

Nuances and pitfalls

Situation, acompte, décompte. The situation (n. f.) is the payment request for a period; the acompte (n. m.) is the sum paid as a result; the décompte général (n. m.) (or DGD) is the final account of the contract.

Who does what? The contractor draws up the situation; the design team checks it and fixes the amount; the owner pays. For public contracts, payment deadlines apply.

Related terms

avenantmaître d'œuvremaître d'ouvragelot

Regulatory and standard references

France
US
UK
CCAG-Travaux 2021 (marchés publics)✓ In force as of 2 Oct 2026 (web search)
AIA G702 and G703 (Application and Certificate for Payment)? Not verified
JCT Standard Building Contract 2024, section 4 (payment)? Not verified
NF P03-001, version 2017 (marchés privés de bâtiment)✓ In force as of 2 Oct 2026 (web search)

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Reviewed by Raphaël B. · 8 Oct 2026

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