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UK Driving Licence in France After Brexit: Medical Fitness Check, Exchange Refusal and Appeal

For a British resident in France, a refusal to exchange a UK driving licence can look like a Brexit problem when the real obstacle is medical. France may ask for an avis médical, meaning a formal medical opinion on fitness to drive, because of a health condition, a restriction, a suspension, an offence, a heavy-vehicle category or a request made after a change in circumstances. The key point is that the doctor’s opinion and the administrative decision are not the same thing. The prefect, the departmental state authority, makes the decision that affects the right to drive.

The route also depends on the date and status of the licence. A UK licence issued before 2021 can benefit from a particular recognition regime, while a licence issued in 2021 or later is normally dealt with under the rules for a non-European licence when its holder establishes normal residence in France. The French word échange means the administrative exchange of the foreign licence for a French one. It is not a new driving test, but it is not automatic either.

This article focuses on the practical problem that is less visible in general Brexit guidance: what to do when a French medical fitness check blocks the exchange, imposes a time limit or produces an adverse decision. The broader timing and document rules are set out in our guide to exchanging a UK driving licence in France after Brexit. The analysis below explains the medical route, the evidence to prepare, the appeal that does not suspend the decision, and the judicial options available to a British driver.

I. Can a British driving licence be exchanged in France when a medical check is required?

A. Which Brexit rule, licence date and French residence determine the route?

The first question is not whether the driver feels fit. It is which legal route applies to the document in the driver’s wallet. A British reader should separate four dates: the date the licence was issued, the date the relevant categories were added, the date normal residence began in France and the date on which the application was filed. A later renewal of a British licence does not necessarily answer every question about the original entitlement. France Titres, the French national agency responsible for secure documents and commonly known as ANTS, can ask for a history of the licence and for proof that the right to drive remains valid in the United Kingdom.

The French expression résidence normale means the place where a person usually lives, generally for at least 185 days in a calendar year because of personal or occupational ties. It is different from owning a house, spending holidays in France or holding a French tax number. The residence question matters because a French authority must know whether France is entitled to apply its exchange and driving rules to a person who uses a British title.

For a UK licence issued before 2021, the practical starting point is the current official French guidance on European licences and the specific Brexit arrangements. Service-Public’s exchange page says that a British licence issued before 2021 can be used in France while valid, subject to the cases in which exchange becomes necessary. Those cases include expiry, loss, theft, damage, an extension of categories and a French offence that leads to a points withdrawal, restriction, suspension or cancellation. The exact facts still matter: a licence obtained by exchange from another country, an unrecognised category or an existing restriction can change the result.

The statutory recognition principle appears in Article R. 222-1 of the Code de la route, the French Highway Code. It recognises a national licence properly issued by an EU or European Economic Area state, and also a licence issued by a state that was part of that system when the licence was issued, provided it remains valid. The relevant words are “est reconnu en France sous réserve d’être en cours de validité”: it is recognised in France provided it is still valid. A British licence is not analysed by translating the plastic card alone; the authority applies the applicable bilateral and post-Brexit instruments.

The Order of 3 April 2019 concerning driving licences issued by the United Kingdom is one of the official instruments that recorded the recognition and exchange framework for British residents who had transferred their normal residence to France. Its Article 1 refers to recognition on French territory under the conditions of the European-licence order and applies the other provisions of that order. It is important evidence of the legal architecture, but an applicant should also check the current Service-Public and France Titres instructions because a live file may involve a licence issued after the end of the transition period, a category issue or a medical condition.

For a UK licence issued in 2021 or later, the starting point is different. Service-Public’s page for a non-European licence explains that a person establishing normal residence in France generally has one year to apply for exchange, subject to the specific rules for a British licence. The applicant must show identity, residence, regular immigration status where applicable, the British licence, the right-to-drive record and the documents required for the relevant categories. If French rules require medical clearance, the medical document is part of the exchange file rather than an optional letter added after a refusal.

Article R. 222-2 of the Code de la route provides that exchange is mandatory in the European-licence situation when a French offence has led to a restriction, suspension, withdrawal of the right to drive or loss of points. The official text says that the exchange “est obligatoire” in that situation and attaches a fourth-class fine to failure to complete it. Although the provision is written for the European recognition route, the same practical issue arises for a British driver: once France must apply a French restriction or verify a category, the authority needs a reliable administrative record and may require medical evidence.

The Supreme Administrative Court, the Conseil d’État, made the foreign-licence distinction clear in its judgment of 10 March 2025, no. 471761. The case concerned a Swedish licence rather than a British licence, so it is not a Brexit decision. Its general lesson is nevertheless useful: a foreign licence holder who has not completed an exchange cannot simply be treated as holding a French licence, even where France applies a domestic points mechanism after an offence. The court stated that the administration could not regard the driver as the holder of a French licence before exchange. A British applicant should therefore challenge the correct decision: recognition, exchange, restriction, suspension or refusal, not an inaccurate label applied to the foreign title.

A British driver should build a short status table before responding to ANTS or the prefecture:

  • licence issued before 1 January 2021 or from 1 January 2021 onwards;
  • date normal residence in France began and the evidence used to prove it;
  • categories shown on the licence, including heavy categories and medical codes;
  • any British suspension, revocation, expiry or restriction;
  • any French offence, points decision, suspension or request for exchange;
  • the precise message from France Titres, the prefecture or the medical service;
  • the deadline stated in the letter or the date of any implied refusal; and
  • whether the requested medical check concerns an exchange, a category, a French suspension or a health concern.

This table prevents a common mistake: answering a medical question when the real issue is proof of normal residence, or arguing about Brexit when the real issue is a category that cannot be carried over to the French licence. In the Conseil d’État judgment of 2 October 2025, no. 494453, the court examined a refusal concerning several categories on a British licence. The decision was not a medical-fitness case, but it shows that the French authority can examine categories separately and that the applicant must identify the exact categories in dispute. A refusal of a heavy category does not automatically prove that the category B car entitlement was unlawfully refused.

B. What does the French medical fitness examination assess and which documents matter?

French law uses the expression contrôle médical de l’aptitude à la conduite, meaning a medical assessment of fitness to drive. It is not necessarily an examination by the applicant’s own GP. A médecin agréé is a doctor approved by the prefect for this purpose, and a commission médicale is a departmental or interdepartmental panel used in the cases assigned to it. The doctor who normally treats the applicant cannot conduct the approved examination under the ordinary rule.

Article R. 226-1 of the Code de la route defines the assessment as an evaluation of “l’aptitude physique, cognitive et sensorielle”, meaning physical, cognitive and sensory fitness. The provision covers several situations: cases connected with points invalidation or cancellation, an illness incompatible with obtaining or keeping a licence, and periodic or occasional examinations provided by regulation. A diagnosis alone is not the legal conclusion. The question is whether the condition, its progress, treatment, symptoms or functional consequences are compatible with safe driving for the category requested.

The medical framework can therefore produce three different outcomes: aptitude, temporary aptitude or aptitude with restrictions, or inaptitude, meaning that the authority considers the person medically unfit to drive. A restriction may concern the duration of validity, a vehicle adaptation, corrective equipment, a category or another safety condition. A temporary decision is not identical to a permanent ban. It should be read with the duration, the next review date and the exact categories covered.

Article R. 221-14 of the Code de la route allows the prefect to order a medical check after a licence has been issued when information suggests that the driver’s health may be incompatible with keeping the licence. It also addresses a driver involved in a bodily-injury road accident and a check before restitution after certain alcohol or drug-related restrictions. The provision says that “le préfet peut enjoindre à un conducteur de se soumettre à un contrôle médical”: the prefect may require a driver to undergo a medical assessment. The legal trigger must be identified. A bare request from an unofficial person or an unexplained portal message should not be treated as a complete decision.

Article R. 221-13 deals with medical checks following certain offences or a restriction or suspension lasting more than one month. Article R. 221-14-1 then provides that a suspension can be maintained where the holder neglects or refuses to undergo the required check, and that it ends when the prefect makes an aptitude decision after a new medical opinion. This is why ignoring the appointment is usually worse than attending with a properly prepared file. A refusal to attend can create an administrative obstacle even if the driver believes the underlying health concern was wrongly understood.

The Conseil d’État reached that conclusion in its judgment of 20 November 1996, no. 146427. The case concerned a driver who did not submit to a medical examination requested by the prefect. The court held, in substance, that the prefect could extend the suspension until the driver produced a favourable medical certificate. The lesson for a British driver is practical: challenge the legal basis or the content of the request, but do not assume that non-attendance preserves the right to drive.

The medical provider depends on the trigger. Article R. 226-2 states that the check is carried out by a prefect-approved doctor outside the medical commission or by doctors sitting on a primary departmental or interdepartmental commission. It also creates an appeal commission. The text says that a doctor approved for the examination cannot be the person’s treating doctor. The same provision allows additional examinations and the opinion of qualified health professionals where medically necessary.

If the check follows invalidation, cancellation or a suspension of six months or more, Article R. 226-2 adds a psychotechnical examination under Article R. 224-22. The word psychotechnique refers to tests of relevant psychological and reaction abilities; it is not the same as a doctor’s consultation. A British driver whose French notice mentions both should arrange both, keep the appointment confirmations and ask the department which document must be uploaded to the exchange application.

The official Cerfa 14880 medical-opinion form and its notice are useful because they show the requested reason for the examination. Cerfa is the French name for an official administrative form. The form can cover renewal of a restricted category, a new category, a suspension, an invalidation or another check requested by the administration. The notice should be read with the prefecture’s current instructions: the form number may remain the same while the appointment route, upload portal or local commission arrangements change.

For an exchange application, the evidence pack should normally include:

  • a clear colour scan of both sides of the British licence;
  • passport or identity document and proof of French address;
  • proof of normal residence in France, such as a tax notice, employment evidence or social-security evidence where relevant;
  • the British attestation des droits à conduire, meaning a certificate showing current driving entitlement and any suspension or revocation;
  • a certified French translation where the authority requires one;
  • the medical opinion on the Cerfa form, including category and duration;
  • the decision, notice or letter that made the medical check necessary;
  • any French suspension, cancellation or points document;
  • specialist reports, prescriptions and test results that directly address the driving functions in question; and
  • a short chronology explaining the condition, treatment, improvement, appointment and administrative response.

Medical documents sent to a French administration should be relevant rather than indiscriminate. The applicant should ask the treating doctor to describe functional consequences and current control, not simply copy an entire medical history. If the documents are in English, a French translation may be required. The applicant should keep the originals, the translation, the upload receipt and the date on which each document was sent. A portal status such as “in progress” does not prove that the medical document was accepted, and a request for “additional information” should be answered with a complete list of attachments.

The cost and timing also matter. Service-Public states that the ordinary medical check is not paid by French health insurance and gives a standard fee for the appointment, subject to the applicable local rules and updates. The applicant should confirm the current fee, the approved doctor’s department and the appointment method with the relevant prefecture. A doctor in a different department may not be accepted automatically. Paris has a separate administrative organisation, so a British resident in Paris should follow the Paris Police Prefecture instructions rather than assume that the general departmental route applies.

French authorities must also protect medical confidentiality. The driver is entitled to understand the administrative reason for the refusal, but the prefect does not necessarily receive a detailed diagnosis. That distinction was examined in the Conseil d’État judgment of 21 February 2018, no. 405949. The court accepted that doctors should not transmit detailed medical information to the prefect and that the administrative decision can refer to the medical conclusion. In the case record, the wording “les tests psychotechniques montrent des résultats insuffisants, les conditions de sécurité pour la conduite ne sont pas réunies” appeared in the medical material. A British applicant should therefore request the medical reasons from the doctor and challenge the administrative decision with enough evidence to address those reasons, without demanding that confidential clinical details be reproduced in the prefect’s letter.

Finally, the medical standard is not frozen at the level of the applicant’s personal opinion. In the Conseil d’État judgment of 29 September 2023, no. 464677, the court reviewed challenges to medical incompatibilities in the driving rules. It recognised that the regulations can define conditions for particular illnesses and can allow a temporary incompatibility while a diagnosis is clarified. The court’s reasoning does not mean that every refusal is lawful. It means that the appeal should identify the relevant category, the applicable medical rule, the functional evidence and the error in applying that rule.

II. What can you do after an adverse medical opinion or refused exchange?

A. How do you appeal the prefect’s decision without losing the ability to drive?

The first legal distinction is between a doctor’s opinion, a commission’s opinion and the prefect’s decision. The medical opinion is evidence in the administrative process. The decision that restricts, suspends or refuses the right to drive is the act that must be challenged. A portal message saying that a medical document is missing may require a correction rather than a formal appeal. A signed prefectural decision declaring inaptitude or refusing an exchange requires a deadline analysis.

Read the document from top to bottom and identify:

  • the authority that signed it;
  • the date and method of notification;
  • the legal provisions cited;
  • the medical category and vehicle category concerned;
  • whether the decision is temporary, restricted or indefinite;
  • the stated facts, including any alleged non-attendance or missing document;
  • the instructions for an appeal to the medical appeal commission; and
  • the instructions and deadline for an application to the administrative court.

Article R. 226-4 of the Code de la route provides the specific medical appeal route. The approved wording says: “Cet appel ne suspend pas l’application de la décision préfectorale.” In English, an appeal does not suspend the prefect’s decision. The appeal commission examines the person, may hear the first doctors and sends a reasoned opinion to the prefect. After a further unfavourable prefectural decision, the person can request a new medical check after six months and can also apply to the administrative court.

This non-suspensive effect is the practical danger. A British driver must not continue driving merely because the medical appeal has been filed, because the exchange application remains pending or because the original UK licence has not yet expired. If the prefect has restricted or suspended the right to drive in France, the decision applies while the medical appeal is pending. Driving during the restriction can create a separate offence, insurance problem and evidence problem in the later appeal.

The French medical appeal is not the same as a complaint to ANTS. ANTS processes the secure-document application and can identify missing items, but it does not replace the legal appeal against a prefectural medical decision. Send the appeal to the address or portal named in the decision, retain the proof of filing and state the outcome sought: withdrawal of inaptitude, recognition of aptitude for category B, a time-limited permission, a narrower restriction or a fresh examination by the proper panel. A general statement that the driver needs a car is rarely enough by itself. The appeal should connect the need to drive with the medical evidence and the legal category.

The application should address the medical opinion without attacking the doctor personally. Useful arguments may include:

  • the opinion relied on an outdated report or an event that no longer reflects the current condition;
  • the examination concerned the wrong category of vehicle;
  • the authority treated a temporary condition as permanent;
  • the requested test was not carried out by the competent doctor or commission;
  • the applicant supplied evidence of treatment, stability or adaptation that was not considered;
  • the opinion does not distinguish between a restriction and complete inaptitude;
  • the decision relies on a French offence or suspension that does not exist or was already cancelled;
  • the administration confused the British licence with a French licence or confused an exchange issue with a medical issue; or
  • the letter gives no intelligible explanation of the legal and factual basis.

The last point is governed by the Code des relations entre le public et l’administration, the French code governing relations between the public and the administration. Article L. 211-2 gives people the right to be informed of the reasons for unfavourable individual administrative decisions and lists decisions that must be reasoned, including police measures, restrictive authorisations and decisions refusing an advantage where legal conditions are met. Article L. 211-5 adds that the reasons must be written and state the legal and factual considerations forming the basis of the decision.

The medical-secrecy decision no. 405949 limits an unhelpful argument. A prefect need not receive the applicant’s full diagnosis. A decision may be adequately reasoned by referring to the medical conclusion, the relevant driving rule, the category and the resulting restriction, while the doctor explains the medical basis to the driver. The stronger challenge is usually not “the letter contains no diagnosis”. It is “the letter does not say which rule, category, evidence or factual finding makes me unfit, or it applies a conclusion to a category that was not examined”.

If the first medical opinion is plainly wrong, the applicant should ask the appeal commission to review a targeted evidence pack and, where appropriate, request a new assessment after the statutory period. Article R. 226-4 says that the commission can hear the doctors who conducted the first examination. A detailed chronology helps the commission understand whether the problem was a medication change, an isolated episode, a testing error, a translation issue, an unrecognised adaptation or a continuing condition that should lead to a limited restriction rather than total inaptitude.

The Justice.fr notice on contesting a medical inaptitude or temporary-aptitude decision confirms that a person can use the medical appeal commission and also bring proceedings before the administrative court where the person resides. It should be read with the individual decision because the notification determines the exact route and time limit. An English-speaking driver should obtain a complete French copy of every administrative document and have the substance explained before the deadline runs out.

A new medical appointment is not a substitute for a timely legal appeal. If the letter offers a six-month review, that may help the medical file but it does not necessarily preserve a claim that the original decision was unlawful. Likewise, an appeal to the commission does not automatically extend the court deadline. File the protective court application when necessary and ask the court for appropriate directions rather than waiting for an administrative silence.

B. How do you build a judicial challenge and protect your next application?

The administrative court challenge should be built around the decision and its consequences. The court is not being asked simply to compare one doctor with another. It examines competence, procedure, legal basis, factual accuracy, reasoning, medical assessment and proportionality within the applicable driving rules. The applicant should identify whether the target is a refusal to exchange, a category refusal, a prefectural inaptitude decision, a suspension maintained for non-attendance, or a decision that incorrectly treats the British licence as a French licence.

The ordinary time limit is normally two months from notification of the challenged decision. Article R. 421-1 of the Code de justice administrative states that the court is seized by an appeal against a decision within two months of notification or publication. The notification must be preserved in its original envelope or electronic format. An ANTS account screenshot showing the date of a message can be important, particularly where the applicant lives in the United Kingdom or travels between the two countries.

The applicant should not assume that a missing French translation, a late upload or a portal malfunction automatically stops time. Send a written request for the complete decision and file a protective appeal if the date is running. Use the administrative court named in the decision or determined by the applicable residence and authority rules. An appeal must state the decision challenged, the facts, the legal grounds and the requested relief. Supporting documents should be numbered and cross-referenced rather than uploaded as an unexplained bundle.

Possible grounds depend on the evidence. They may include:

  • lack of competence or a decision signed by the wrong authority;
  • failure to follow the prescribed medical route;
  • use of a treating doctor where an approved doctor was required;
  • failure to give the driver the opportunity to provide observations where the procedure required it;
  • an inaccurate statement that the driver failed to attend an appointment;
  • failure to consider a valid medical opinion, psychotechnical test or British right-to-drive certificate;
  • an error in the legal category, date, offence, suspension or licence status;
  • insufficient written reasons under Articles L. 211-2 and L. 211-5;
  • an assessment based on a rule that does not apply to the relevant vehicle category; and
  • a disproportionate or legally unsupported restriction where a narrower safety measure was available.

Some arguments must be handled with care. The Conseil d’État held in its judgment of 20 February 2019, no. 419702, that a medical check could remain required even where a judicial suspension of less than six months had replaced an administrative suspension. The court stated that the rules did not exclude medical verification after a shorter suspension and that the lower court had made an error by treating the judicial measure as removing the medical requirement. A British driver cannot therefore argue only that the criminal or police part of the matter has ended. The medical and exchange stages may have an independent legal basis.

Equally, a driver cannot rely on a favourable British medical certificate as if it controlled the French decision. The United Kingdom and France may use different categories, codes, review periods and evidential standards. The French authority can apply French medical standards to a right to drive exercised in France, subject to the recognition and exchange framework. The 2023 decision no. 464677 shows that French regulations can define medical incompatibilities and temporary situations by reference to safety and functional consequences. The challenge must explain why the French rule was misapplied to this driver and category, not merely state that the UK authority reached a different outcome.

Urgency may justify a separate interim application. Article L. 521-1 of the Code de justice administrative allows the judge hearing urgent applications to suspend execution of an administrative decision where there is urgency and a serious doubt about legality, while the main annulment or reform claim is pending. The two conditions are cumulative. Losing access to work, medical treatment or essential family travel may support urgency, but inconvenience alone does not guarantee suspension. The legal error must also be serious enough at the interim stage.

Do not drive during an adverse decision while hoping for an interim order. The safest practical approach is to arrange alternative transport, retain proof of the personal and professional consequences, and seek urgent advice if the right to drive is essential. A court application does not itself grant a temporary French licence. Only a favourable administrative step or court order that actually changes the operative position can do that.

If the refusal is an exchange refusal rather than a medical inaptitude decision, separate the legal grounds. A refusal may say that the British certificate is too old, that the licence was obtained while the applicant’s normal residence was elsewhere, that a category has no French equivalent, that the licence was suspended in the United Kingdom, that a French suspension prevents exchange, or that a required medical opinion is missing. Each ground needs a different answer. Sending more medical material will not repair a residence-evidence defect, and sending a residence certificate will not prove medical fitness.

The right-to-drive certificate is often decisive. The official France Titres guidance on foreign driving licences explains that a British applicant may have to provide a recent certificate from the issuing authorities, together with a French translation where necessary. The same guidance explains that a medical certificate may be required for a post-2021 British licence and that a heavy category may need medical clearance or an express renunciation. The certificate should be recent enough for the administrative instruction and should match the name, date of birth, licence number and categories in the application.

For the UK side of the evidence, the GOV.UK Living in France guidance distinguishes licences issued before and from 1 January 2021 and directs holders to obtain a DVLA or DVA check code, or a certificate of entitlement from the relevant issuing authority. That record helps prove the British entitlement and its current status; it does not replace the French medical assessment or the prefect’s decision.

A British driver who receives a refusal should request the underlying file where possible. The file may contain the medical opinion, the category table, the right-to-drive verification, internal requests for further information and the reason a document was treated as insufficient. A request for access to administrative documents does not automatically suspend the appeal deadline. It should be sent in parallel with the legal appeal when time is short.

After a successful appeal or a new favourable examination, submit a clean application rather than merely re-uploading the old bundle. Place a cover note at the front stating the decision challenged, the result of the appeal, the categories requested and the date of every medical document. Ask for written confirmation of the right to drive while the new French licence is produced. Do not infer that a receipt, application number or expired British card authorises driving unless the official document expressly says so and covers the relevant category.

The French procedure also rewards precision about vehicle categories. Category B normally concerns cars and light vehicles, while heavy categories may have shorter periods and more demanding medical checks. If the medical difficulty concerns a heavy category, consider whether the applicant needs that category retained or can expressly give it up while preserving the ordinary car entitlement. That choice must be made only after checking the consequences for employment, insurance, towing, motorhomes and future applications. A blanket refusal may be avoidable if the application is lawfully narrowed; a careless renunciation may be irreversible for practical purposes.

There is also a difference between a restriction on the French right to drive and a refusal to issue the plastic card. A person may be medically fit for a restricted or time-limited entitlement but still have an exchange file blocked because the right-to-drive certificate is missing. Conversely, the documents may be complete while the prefect has made a substantive medical decision. The appeal should state which of those two problems exists and ask the authority to correct the administrative record before arguing the medical merits.

The strongest case file usually has five layers. First, identity and normal residence prove that the application belongs to the correct person and authority. Secondly, the original British entitlement and recent right-to-drive certificate prove what the UK licence actually authorises. Thirdly, the French administrative letter proves the decision, date and categories. Fourthly, the medical and psychotechnical documents answer the precise safety concern. Fifthly, a short legal submission connects those documents to the Code de la route, the Brexit instrument and the procedural rules. This format makes it easier for a French official or administrative judge to identify the alleged error.

For a British resident in Paris or Île-de-France, the transport consequences can be immediate: a job outside the centre, a medical appointment, school journeys, an elderly relative or a property in a rural department may all depend on driving. Those facts can explain urgency, but they do not replace evidence of fitness or a valid entitlement. Keep proof of the consequence, such as an employment schedule or appointment record, separate from the medical file and use it for the urgency analysis. Do not disclose more health information than necessary in documents sent to an employer, insurer or third party.

Finally, obtain advice quickly if the decision mentions an offence, a 48SI invalidation, a one-year French prohibition, an accident, alcohol or drugs, a heavy category, or a refusal after a medical appeal. A 48SI is a French administrative notice recording that the points balance has reached zero and that the right to drive is invalidated. Its legal consequences differ from a simple exchange refusal. The Conseil d’État cases on foreign licences, medical reviews and category-by-category exchange can help frame the issue, but the notification and the applicant’s full file determine the remedy.

Conclusion

A French medical check does not automatically mean that a British driving licence has become unusable, but it can control whether France recognises, exchanges, restricts or suspends the right to drive. The result depends on the licence date, normal residence, categories, French driving history, medical trigger and the exact prefectural decision. The doctor’s opinion is evidence; the prefect’s decision is the administrative act that must be understood and, where necessary, appealed.

The safest response is disciplined and time-sensitive: identify the route, attend the correct approved examination, obtain the British right-to-drive certificate, collect targeted medical evidence, separate category B from heavy categories, read the notification’s appeal instructions and do not drive while a non-suspensive appeal is pending. If the decision is unlawful or inadequately reasoned, a medical appeal, an administrative-court claim and, in an urgent case, an interim suspension application may be available. The file should be built around the precise error rather than around a general complaint about Brexit or an assertion that a UK doctor reached a different conclusion.

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I called upon Maître Reda Kohen, a real estate lawyer in Paris, and I am fully satisfied with his support. Very professional, responsive and attentive. He quickly analyzed my case, clearly explained the legal strategy and effectively defended my interests. Thanks to his expertise and determination, we obtained a very favorable outcome. I highly recommend Maître Kohen to anyone looking for a real estate lawyer in Paris.

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Reply from the firm

A big thank you for this feedback. It is exactly this kind of return that gives full meaning to our commitment to real estate law in Paris. Your satisfaction is our best recommendation.