COC — European certificate of conformity

COC (European certificate of conformity)

In most cases, the COC is essential to register your vehicle in France. Its price varies by manufacturer — each carmaker has a homologation department you can contact directly. We can also handle the request for you by phone and email; the document's price varies (€40 + the manufacturer's COC fee (varies by brand)).

Individual approval report (PVRTI)

In some cases, a vehicle was not built for the European market and therefore cannot obtain a certificate of conformity. It may still be approved through an individual approval report (Procès-verbal de Réception à Titre Isolé): the file is submitted to your nearest DREAL (regional environment and transport authority), which will invite you to an inspection of the vehicle.

If everything is compliant after the inspection, the DREAL issues an attestation that allows you to register your vehicle.

If anything is non-compliant, they will give you a list of modifications and/or tests to carry out through the UTAC approval body.

Documents to send us

• Valid photo ID: national ID card, passport or residence permit
• Proof of address less than 6 months old (if there are co-owners, provide the proof of address of the person whose address will appear on the carte grise)
• The complete foreign registration certificate

If you are a minor or hosted by a third party (parents, a friend, etc.)

• Accommodation certificate signed by your host (download the template)
• Your host's proof of address less than 6 months old
• Your host's valid photo ID: national ID card, passport or residence permit

If there is a co-owner on this vehicle (2 buyers)

• The co-owner's valid photo ID: national ID card, passport or residence permit

If you are a company

• Kbis extract (French company registration certificate)