The invention relates to a device for identifying gas cartridge for gas energy fastening equipment, wherein the fastening equipment consists of the device and the cartridge of the equipment. The device comprises a combustion chamber, a device (30) for transmitting gas from the cartridge (20) into the said chamber comprising a valve (39) controlled by a solenoid (38). The device comprises a means (38) of reading an electronic label (50) on the cartridge for identifying the cartridge (20), with an antenna for emitting data form the label (50), where the means of reading comprise a receiving antenna for the data. The receiving antenna of the reading means is formed by said solenoid (38).