The national laws on legal aid are:
- Law 91-647 of 10 July 1991 on legal aid;
- Decree 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 implementing Law 91-647 of 10 July 1991 on legal aid and concerning legal aid and aid for assistance by a lawyer in non-judicial procedures;
- Order of 30 December 2020 on the content of the legal aid application form and the list of documents to be included.
Article 14(2), first indent - Names and addresses of the competent receiving or transmitting authorities
Ministry of Justice, Department for Access to Law and Justice and Support for Victims (Service de l'accès au droit et à la justice et de l'aide aux victimes), Legal Aid Office (Bureau de l'aide juridictionnelle)
Office address: 13 Place Vendôme; 75042 Paris CEDEX 01; France
Tel.: +33 1 70 22 74 12
Article 14(2), second indent - Receiving and transmitting authorities' geographical areas of jurisdiction
The geographical areas of jurisdiction are metropolitan France, the overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, French Guiana and Réunion) and Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
Article 14(2), third indent - Available methods of receiving applications
By post to the following address:
Ministry of Justice, Department for Access to Law and Justice and Support for Victims (Service de l'accès au droit et à la justice et de l'aide aux victimes), Legal Aid Office (Bureau de l'aide juridictionnelle)
13, place Vendôme
75042 Paris CEDEX 01
France
Article 14(2), fourth indent - Languages that may be used for completion of the application
Applications must be completed in French.