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The search tool below will help you to identify court(s)/authority(ies) competent for a specific European legal instrument. Please note that although every effort has been made to ascertain the accuracy of the results, there may be some exceptional cases concerning the determination of competence that are not necessarily covered.
In France, the judicial courts have sole competence for executing requests for the taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters.
The judicial court with territorial competence is the court in whose jurisdiction the request for the taking of evidence must be executed.
The competent court and its contact details can be identified with the help of the European Judicial Atlas on the e-justice website.
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List of competent authorities
France has opted for a single body to be competent at national level, namely the Department for mutual assistance, private international law and EU law (Département de l’entraide, du droit international privé et européen – DEDIPE) of the Ministry of Justice:
Address:
Ministry of Justice
Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau (Civil Affairs and Seals Directorate)
Département de l’entraide, du droit international privé et européen (DEDIPE)
13 Place Vendôme
75042, PARIS Cedex 01
Tel.: 00 33 (0)1 44 77 61 05
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 77 61 22
E-mail address: Entraide-civile-internationale@justice.gouv.fr
Forms sent to the judicial courts and the French central body must be written in or translated into French.
Requests can be sent to the French courts and the French central body by post, fax or e-mail.
Ministry for Justice
Direction des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau (Civil Affairs and Seals Directorate)
Département de l’entraide, du droit international privé et européen (DEDIPE)
13 Place Vendôme
75042, PARIS Cedex 01
Tel.: 00 33 (0)1 44 77 61 05
Fax: 00 33 (0)1 44 77 61 22
E-mail address: Entraide-civile-internationale@justice.gouv.fr
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