Francia - Autoridad competente (art. 6)

Designated Competent Authority(ies):

  • Metropolitan France: Public Prosecutors at the Courts of Appeal
  • Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion: Public Prosecutors at the Courts of Appeal
  • Mayotte: The magistrate of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Appeal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion, sitting in Mamoudzou, delegated by the Public Prosecutor of the Court of Appeal of SaintDenis de La Réunion
  • Saint-Barthelemy and Saint-Martin: The Public Prosecutor at the Basse-Terre Court of Appeal
  • Wallis-et-Futuna: The President of the Court of First Instance of Mata-Utu
  • French Southern and Antarctic Territories: The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de la Réunion
  • New Caledonia: The Public Prosecutor at the Noumea Court of Appeal
  • French Polynesia: The Public Prosecutor at the Papeete Court of Appeal
  • Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: The President of the High Court of Appeal of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Authority to contact in case of difficulty (note that this authority is not competent to issue apostilles):

  • Ministry of Justice, Directorate of Civil Affairs, Department of Judicial Cooperation, European and Private International Law

Contact details:

Address: List of Competent Authorities
Telephone: -
Fax: -
E-mail: entraide-apostille.dacs@justice.gouv.fr
General website:

www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R47867

Practical Information:

Price: Free of charge
Useful Links:

Circulaire relative à l'application de la Convention (Ministère de la Justice)

www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/R47867

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