Certificate of administrative status (non-pledge and non-opposition)

Verified 26 février 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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  • You want to obtain a non-pledge certificate
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The Certificate of Administrative Status (previously called non-pledge certificate) is a document that reports on theexistence or not of a pledge on the vehicle or a opposition to the transfer of the certificate of registration.

It groups together the two types of information in a single document.

If it contains entries, the APF shall indicate:

  • Either the vehicle is subject to a pledge
  • Either the vehicle is the subject of an opposition to the change of owner.

FYI  

The APF is not not issued for a motor vehicle foreign registered.

Yes, this document shall mandatory be handed over by the seller to the buyer before the transfer.

The APF indicates if the vehicle is pledged or if it is the subject of a opposition. The buyer is thus informed.

The the presence of a pledge does not prevent the sale of the vehicle.

However, if he mentions a opposition, the sale of vehicle cannot take place as long as the opposition is not ended.

The seller must use a online service :

Apply for a Used Vehicle Administrative Status Certificate (HistoVec)

The APF is available immediately.

Some numeric points (with computers, printers and scanners) are available in every prefecture and most sub-prefectures. You can complete the process there. You can be helped by digital mediators if you encounter difficulties with the use of the internet.

You can also be accompanied in your approach by a house France Services.

Who shall I contact

The seller may:

  • Either print the report and hand it over to the buyer
  • Either share the link, which allows the buyer to consult the report on the official website of the administration, called Histovec.

The document must be dated less than 15 days.

If the vehicle is parked or is the subject of an opposition, the seller must first regularize the situation depending on the nature of the blockage.

He can then get the lift pledge or opposition to the transfer of the Certificate of Registration (OTCI).

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Lifting the pledge

If the vehicle is secured, it is usually because you acquired it with a credit.

You must have repaid the credit in full so that the financial institution may terminate pledge.

The certificate of administrative status (CSA) without mention of pledge can then be issued.

Please note

The leasing business may sometimes give you permission to sell the car if the new owner agrees to take over the credit balance.

Lifting of the opposition

Opposition may be of different kinds:

Opposition by the Treasury

One increased flat-rate fine was issued against you in one of the following 2 cases:

  • The address on your certificate of registration no longer matches your new address
  • Failure to pay an initial fine received within 4 months of sending it.

The lifting of the OTCI can only be done if all the fines have been paid.

The OTCI procedure shall interrupt the period during which the creditor may claim payment of the debt.

You must contact the Center Amendes de Toulouse. He can inform you about the situation of the vehicle(s) concerned by one or possibly several OTCI. He will tell you the total amount to be paid.

Who shall I contact

  • By phone

    +33 (0)5 40 13 08 80

    By email

    cas.toulouse@dgfip.finances.gouv.fr

Reminder

The holder of a certificate of registration who moves must have the address changed on the certificate of registration in the month which follows the change of domicile.

Judicial opposition

If your vehicle is the subject of a judicial objection, it means that it is registered in the Reported Object and Vehicle File (FOVeS), formerly the Stolen Vehicles File (FVV).

As long as the vehicle is in the FOVeS, you cannot have the opposition lifted.

If the stolen vehicle is found, the FOVeS registration is automatically lifted as soon as your vehicle is returned.

Objection by a Commissioner of Justice

If your vehicle is the subject of an opposition requested by a commissioner of justice (formerly bailiff and judicial auctioneer), this follows an entry launched against you.

You must then obtain a waiver of the objection from the Commissioner of Justice, usually by paying the amount he or she is claiming from you.

Objection by an automotive expert

If your vehicle is the subject of an opposition requested by an automotive expert, this means that the latter has declared your economically irreparable (VEI) or severely damaged (VGE) vehicle.

You must then have a new expert appraisal carried out (for example, after the work on the vehicle has been carried out).

Who shall I contact

As long as the expert considers the vehicle to fall within one of these categories (VEI or VGE), the lifting of the opposition will be impossible and the vehicle will not be able to be surrendered only to a demolisher.

Apply for a Used Vehicle Administrative Status Certificate (HistoVec)

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