Abstract: A device for identifying a command able to equip an item of furniture having at least one movable element such as a drawer (32) or a door (30), the device including at least one sensor (42) on which the movable element (30, 32) can act and control elements making it possible to define a command as a function of the action of the movable element (30) on the sensor (42), characterized in that the device includes elements for measuring the force or a characteristic of the force of the movable element (30) on the sensor (42), the control elements defining a command as a function of the measurement.