| French | English |
| accès public aux terres | public access to land The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites |
| accès public aux terres | public access to land |
| appartenant au domaine public | publicly owned |
| avantage de prix consenti aux usagers des transports publics | transit price incentive |
| bains publics | public bath |
| bains publics | public bath A place having baths for public use |
| biens publics environnementaux | environmental public goods |
| bâtiment public | public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community |
| cabinet qui défend les intérêts du public | public interest law firm |
| Convention sur l'accès à l'information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l'accès à la justice en matière d'environnement | Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters |
| Convention sur l'accès à l'information, la participation du public au processus décisionnel et l'accès à la justice en matière d'environnement | Aarhus Convention |
| Directive 2003/4/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 28 janvier 2003 concernant l'accès du public à l'information en matière d'environnement et abrogeant la directive 90/313/CEE du Conseil | Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC |
| Directive concernant l'évaluation de l'incidence de certains projets publics et privés sur l'environnement | Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment |
| domaine public | public domain That which can be accessed, used and shared by the general populace without restrictions, penalties or fees |
| domaine public fluvial | public waterways domain |
| domaine public fluvial | public waterways domain Rivers, canals and lakes owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations |
| domaine public maritime | public maritime domain |
| domaine public maritime | public maritime domain eas or ocean areas owned by the state as opposed to individuals or corporations |
| droit international public | public international law The general rules and principles pertaining to the conduct of nations and of international organizations and with the relations among them |
| droit public | public law A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the responsibilities of public officers to the state, to each other, and to private persons, and the relations of states to one other. The branch or department of law which is concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity, including constitutional and administrative law, and with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where the state is regarded as the subject of the right or object of the duty, - including criminal law and criminal procedure, - and the law of the state, considered in its quasi private personality, i.e., as capable of holding or exercising rights, or acquiring and dealing with property, in the character of an individual |
| débat public | public discussion Consideration, commentary by argument or informal debate on some issue that is open and of concern to the general populace |
| débat public | public discussion |
| délégation de l'intérêt public à des acteurs privés | delegation of the public interest to private actors |
| entreprise de service public | public utility |
| entreprise de service public | public utility An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water |
| entreprise de service public détenue par une municipalité | municipal utility |
| espace public urbain | urban public land |
| Etablissement public d'aménagement de la Loire et de ses affluents | Public Establishment for the Development of the Loire and its Tributaries |
| financement public | public financing The act of obtaining or furnishing money or capital for a program, purchase or enterprise from the general population of a community or state, usually through government allocation of tax revenues |
| fréquentation du public | public attendance |
| fréquentation du public | public attendance No definition needed |
| groupement de défense des intérêts du public | public interest group |
| information du public | public information Factual or circumstantial knowledge or the service, office or station providing this knowledge for an entire population or community, without restriction |
| jardin public | public garden |
| le public | the public |
| Livre vert "Les marchés publics dans l'Union européenne: pistes de réflexion pour l'avenir" | Green paper Public procurement in the European Union-exploring the way forward |
| Loi sur l'organisme de droit public du Rijnmond | Rijnmond Authority Act |
| législation prévoyant la participation du public au processus décisionnel dans le cadre d'initiatives déterminées | legislation providing for public participation in decision-making related to activities |
| Manuel sur les marchés publics écologiques | Handbook on green public procurement |
| marché public | public contract Any contract in which there are public funds provided though private persons may perform the contract and the subject of the contract may ultimately benefit private persons |
| marché public | government contracting |
| marché public environnemental | green public procurement |
| marché public vert | green public procurement |
| marché public écologique | green public procurement |
| ministère public | public prosecutor office |
| mise à l'écart des contrats avec les pouvoirs publics | back-balling from government contracts |
| Organisme de droit public du Rijnmond | Rijnmond Authority |
| parcs et jardins publics | public park Park with big trees, ornamental plants, alleys bordered by trees or bushes, fountains and statues situated in a town and whose access is free |
| parcs et jardins publics | public park |
| partenariat public / privé | public-private partnership A joint venture between corporations and government or between community members and government or business beyond the course of normal interaction |
| passation de marchés publics écologiques | green public procurement |
| personnes du public | members of the public |
| prise de conscience du public | public awareness |
| processus de consultation du public | public consultation process |
| Projets de démonstration,de sensibilisation du public et d'assistance technique dans le domaine de la protection de l'environnement méditerranéen | Demonstration projects, projects to raise public awareness and projects to provide technical assistance in the field of protection of the Mediterranean environment |
| protection du public contre les doses d'exposition au radon dans les habitations | protection of the public against doses of radiation arising from radon in houses |
| public concerné | the public concerned |
| relevant du secteur public | in the public domain |
| régime de propriété de l'espace public | public land ownership |
| secteur des marchés publics | public procurement The governmental process of purchasing supplies, equipment and services, or purchasing contracts to secure the provision of supplies, equipment and services, which are often sold by the private sector |
| sensibilisation du public | public awareness campaign An organized, systematic effort through various communications media to alert the general population of a given area to anything of significant interest or concern |
| service public | public service An enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water |
| service public | public utility |
| traitement réservé aux pollueurs publics | treatment of public polluters |
| travaux publics | public works Structures, as roads, dams, or post offices, paid for by government funds for public use |
| travaux publics | public work |
| édifices publics | government building |
| égout public | public sewer |
| établissement public | public institution Institution for the management of public issues |
| établissement public à caractère administratif | public institution of administrative nature |
| établissement public à caractère administratif | public institution of administrative nature Public institution for the management of administrative issues |
| établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial | public institution of industrial and commercial nature Public institution for the management of industrial and commercial issues |
| établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial | public institution of industrial and commercial nature |
| établissement recevant du public | public access building |
| évaluation des incidences de certains projets publics et privés sur l'environnement | assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment |
