2: How formalities are carried out

I. – The formality of registration is given on the minutes, patents or originals of the deeds that are subject to it. However, the formality may be given: 1° On a full copy of the notarial deeds to be registered; 2° On a copy of electronically signed private deeds to be registered, with the exception of unilateral promises of sale referred to in Article 1589-2 of the Civil Code. No…

The procedures for carrying out the merged formality shall be laid down by decree (1).

The competent public accountants are prohibited from carrying out the registration formality in respect of deeds subject to land registration pursuant to the decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and which are not drawn up in authentic form, in accordance with the provisions of article 4 of that text. The refusal is recorded in the department’s register on the date the private document is submitted for registration….

The competent public accountants are also forbidden: 1° (Paragraph repealed). 2° From registering protests of negotiable instruments, without having these instruments represented to them in due form.