Learn about apostille and legalisation in France: new notarial procedures, requirements for authenticating public documents, and electronic issuance.
Apostille, legalisation : explanations
23 May 2025
How to have a certified paper document apostilled or legalised by a town hall?
27 August 2025
Find out how to have a certified paper document apostilled or legalised by a town hall for legal use abroad.
Notaries of France Partner with the International Congress for All Mediations
12 March 2025
The Notaries of France are participating in the 3rd edition of the International Congress for All Mediations, held in Angers from March 12 to 14, 2025
Yes. The law provides that in the case of a public sale, the technical inspection report must be attached to the terms and conditions of sale (Article L271-4, I of the French Construction and Housing Code). The technical inspections (such as lead and asbestos checks) are documents prepared by a…
No. In matters of sale, the price is an essential condition of the contract (Article 1583 of the French Civil Code). The law provides that the price must be determined by the parties (Article 1591 of the French Civil Code), and case law considers that it must be real and…
Yes, subject to conditions. Article 14 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 provides that, in the event of the tenant’s death, the lease is transferred in particular “to the de facto partner who had been living with [the tenant] for at least one year at the date of…