Any deed relating to a right that may be registered must, for the purposes of registration, be drawn up in authentic form by a notary, a court of general jurisdiction or a public authority.
Any deed inter vivos, transferring or declaring immovable property, any deed inter vivos constituting or transferring a land easement drawn up in another form must be followed, on pain of lapsing, by an authenticated deed or, in the event of refusal by one of the parties, by a court application, within six months of the deed being executed.
The supporting documents required for notarised deeds to record rights transferred or constituted over a registered property are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This decree also determines the list of documents to be provided to obtain registration of rights in the event of the opening of an estate.