Does the summary procedure exist before the administrative court?

Verified 22 May 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Yesthe interim measures exist before the administrative court.

This is a accelerated procedure which leads to a quick but provisional decision.

You can use this procedure to ask the administrative judge to take urgent and temporary measures to preserve your rights or property in the event of a conflict with the administration.

Like the application for interim relief before the civil court, the administrative summary procedure does not allow the dispute to be settled definitively.

A main trial, already initiated or to come, must intervene to definitively settle the dispute.

There is several types of referrals :

Those related to the emergency (suspension, freedom and interim measures)
Those whose situation is not urgent (interim report, interim order and interim provision).

Tableau - Types of referrals
Title of the application for interim measures	Description	Emergency condition
Referred suspension	It is a question of asking the court to suspend the execution of a decision of the administration pending a judgment on that decision at issue. For example, a demolition permit.	Yes
Referred to freedom	It is a question of asking the judge to take measures to preserve a fundamental freedom in the event of serious and unlawful interference by the administration. For example, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression.	Yes
Interim protective measures or interim « appropriate measures »	It is a matter of asking the judge, even if the administration has not yet taken a decision in a case, to take any useful measures to preserve your rights. For example, get a document that you need quickly and that the administration refuses to provide. This measure should not, however, prevent the execution of an administrative decision already taken.	Yes
Referred report	It is a matter of asking the judge to have an expert determine the facts that may cause a dispute or evolve rapidly. For example, a cellar flooded by a sewer before even taking legal action.	No
Referred instruction or « expertise »	It is a question of asking the judge for an expert opinion or any other measure more advanced than the simple finding of the facts. For example, obtain an expertise on the damage that could be caused to a building by neighboring work.	No
Interim provision	It's a matter of asking the judge to grant you an advance on an amount owed by an administration. For example, a social benefit, an amount owed by the tax authorities. The provision will only be granted to you if your rights to this amount are well established.	No

In any case, you can deposit your query online via the Citizens' Telemedicine online service. You must select the reference to ‘interim measures’ » in the corresponding section.

Citizens' telemedicine (appeal to the administrative judge)

You can also file your appeal directly on-site or send it by post at graft of the administrative tribunal concerned. In both cases, the envelope must bear the reference to ‘interim measures’.