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Pre-completion minutes: should they be drawn up?

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By Edouard Hennin, Pre-completion expert
Published on 27 May 2026 Updated on 27 May 2026 6 min read

The pre-completion minutes are not mandatory, but drafting them secures your findings for the official reception that will follow.

No direct effect, but they constitute a beginning of written evidence useful to demonstrate the date on which a defect was noted.

2. Minimum content

Identities, date, address, list of findings with photos, signatures of both parties. See also provisional minutes.

3. Logical follow-up

The reservations noted at pre-completion must be lifted before the provisional reception. Failing that, they become official reservations.

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Common questions

Are they enforceable?
Not directly, but they constitute a useful beginning of written evidence.
Must they follow a strict format?
No, but a format close to the provisional minutes makes the transition easier.

Pre-completion minutes template provided

Our expert drafts structured pre-completion minutes that are useful in case of dispute.