Legal aid

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The national laws on legal aid are:

- Law 91-647 of 10 July 1991 on legal aid;

- Decree 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 implementing Law 91-647 of 10 July 1991 on legal aid and concerning legal aid and aid for assistance by a lawyer in non-judicial procedures;

- Order of 30 December 2020 on the content of the legal aid application form and the list of documents to be included.


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Article 14(2), first indent - Names and addresses of the competent receiving or transmitting authorities

Ministry of Justice, Department for Access to Law and Justice and Support for Victims (Service de l'accès au droit et à la justice et de l'aide aux victimes), Legal Aid Office (Bureau de l'aide juridictionnelle)

Office address: 13 Place Vendôme; 75042 Paris CEDEX 01; France

Tel.: +33 1 70 22 74 12

Email: baj.sadjav-sg@justice.gouv.fr

Article 14(2), second indent - Receiving and transmitting authorities' geographical areas of jurisdiction

The geographical areas of jurisdiction are metropolitan France, the overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, French Guiana and Réunion) and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.

Article 14(2), third indent - Available methods of receiving applications

By post to the following address:

Ministry of Justice, Department for Access to Law and Justice and Support for Victims (Service de l'accès au droit et à la justice et de l'aide aux victimes), Legal Aid Office (Bureau de l'aide juridictionnelle)

13, place Vendôme

75042 Paris CEDEX 01

France

Article 14(2), fourth indent - Languages that may be used for completion of the application

Applications must be completed in French.

Last update: 12/10/2022

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