Normes en terminologie officielle (France, 1996-2014)

The terminological activity in practice at the heart of the enrichment of French language official process is naturally linked to a normative, prescriptive framework. Published results are in theory the fruit of consensual positions and choices. But can consensus be reached without conflict? To answer this question, it is worthwhile to analyze the nature of these choices face to face with the diversity of participants, situations and terms in question, and to study the reflection stages and the formulation of the final decisions. This presentation will recall the official instructions and norms and trace the steps of their application, as well as the reactions they can induce. The field of study used for this article consists of the official corpus of terms and definitions published between 1996 and 2014.