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The situations at a glance
| Your situation | Procedure |
|---|---|
| Vehicle with a European certificate of conformity (COC) | Direct registration request, without going through the DREAL |
| Car or light van without a COC, already registered in the EU with a complete registration certificate | AVDT |
| AVDT rejected: missing or inconsistent data | RTI |
| Vehicle without a COC from Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan… | RTI, form RTI01.2 |
| New vehicle, or registered for less than 6 months | “Réception individuelle” |
| Vehicle over 30 years old | Collector registration |
| Motorcycle, scooter, quad | Form RTI02.8 |
Always start with the COC
If your vehicle is a model sold in Europe, its manufacturer can issue a certificate of conformity. It is the fastest solution: no visit to the DREAL. You can order one on homologations.eu.
The vehicle conforms to a European type but you are missing the document? An identification certificate can replace it: see attestation-identification.fr.
The AVDT, for a vehicle already registered in the EU
The technical data verification certificate (AVDT) is for cars and light vans without a COC that are already permanently registered in a Member State. The DREAL checks that the vehicle matches its European registration certificate, without a new approval. Details are on avdt.fr.
If the AVDT is refused. When mandatory data is missing from the foreign registration certificate, or does not match the vehicle, the request is rejected. You can then apply for an RTI.
The RTI, when there is no other route
A vehicle never registered in the European Union and without a COC comes under individual approval. See the documents in the file and how the process works, or let us prepare it.