CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE FRENCH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
• In France, the profession of landscape architect is not regulated • In order to clarify the professional position, the FFP decides to write a Code of Ethics
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
2012 : Val’hor, the interbranch organisation which supports our profession, decides to work with a lawyer specialised in law of the professions.
OBJECTIVE To get a legislative decree issued by the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State)
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
• Phase 1 : Overview of the profession (study ordered by the interbranch organisation) •
Phase 2 : Writing of the Code 15 meetings with a steering committee (about 10 persons) reflecting the diversity of the profession.
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
• The Code is composed of 50 articles distributed as follows General Principles Relationships with the client Relationships between landscape architects Specific rules of the different forms of practise
• June 2013. The Code is finalised • September 2013. The Code is being validated by our members and by the interbranch organisation
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
BIODIVERSITY ACT
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
• September 2012 : Environmental conference about the Ecological transition Bill to implement a “Biodiversity” act with a section called “Landscape” The ministry in charge of environment (ministère de l’Ecologie) calls the FFP for a phase of consultation. The ministry proposes to add a special paragraph on the recognition of the profession with a title “Landscape architect”
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013
ďƒź In interministerial meeting, the proposal is refused (ministry of Culture); the paragraph on Recognition is deleted ďƒź The bill must be presented to the 2013 environmental conference (September 20-21), then to the French Parliament ďƒź The FFP and the interbranch organisation are actively engaged in lobbying the members of the French Parliament
IFLA Europe General Assembly - Berlin, 21st and 22nd of September 2013