Bring your car and register it in France

If you settle in France, you must register your car here within 1 month, whatever your nationality. You apply online on the ANTS site or through an approved car professional, not at the préfecture. For a car from outside the EU you need: the original registration certificate (or an official proof of ownership), a proof of address less than 6 months old, form cerfa 13750, the customs certificate 846 A, a roadworthiness test done in France or the EU less than 6 months ago if the car is over 4 years old, and a conformity document (a COC from the maker, or a réception à titre isolé from the Dreal). A temporary certificate (CPI) lets you drive for 1 month, in France only, until the final one arrives (F10519).

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