NOTARY IN NICE
Sénéquier & Larere notary office
Discover our team of notaries in Nice and the surrounding area
Notary office
Multilingual French, English, Italian
Located in the center of Nice, Carré d’or area
Remote signing and file management
A team on a human scale, responsive and efficient
OUR OFFICE
After a decade of working and developing professionally in tandem, Chloé Sénéquier and Mathieu Larère decided to join forces in 2018 to put their expertise and complementary skills at the service of their clients.
Mathieu Larère, with 20 years’ experience in the notarial profession, and Chloé Sénéquier, who has been at his side for 10 years, make their firm shine through strong human values and support their clients with commitment and kindness.
Today, the firm has 2 partner notaries and 7 associates, including Marie Liesse, who specialises in family law and has been with the firm since it was founded.
The year 2024 will be marked by the appointment of two salaried notaries from the existing team, who will be able to develop their undeniable legal skills and considerably strengthen the office.
The notary assists you in all the important stages of life: we are available for any information.
OUR TEAM
Chloé Sénéquier
Partner Notary
Mathieu Larère
Partner Notary
Marie Liesse
Notary
Family Law Specialist
Marjorie Bussadori
Notary
Emmanuelle Barni
Notary
Meryl Kopff
Notarial Assistant
Emilie Jolain-Roque
Notarial Assistant
Nicolas Picque
Notarial Assistant
Marie Liesse
Notary
Family Law Specialist
Marjorie Bussadori
Notary
Emmanuelle Barni
Notary
Meryl Kopff
Notarial Assistant
Emilie Jolain-Roque
Notarial Assistant
Nicolas Picque
Notarial Assistant
Magali Marsollier
Staff Member
Irene Marchisio
Secretary
Reception in French, English, Italian
Magali Marsollier
Staff Member
The Notary
The notary is a legal officer with a mission of public authority who prepares contracts in their authentic form on behalf of his clients.
He exercises his functions within a liberal framework.
History
During the debates of the “law of 25 Ventose year XI, which contains the organization of the notary”, the Royal Councilor defined the notary in these terms: “Alongside officials who reconcile and judge disputes, peace calls for other officials, who give disinterested advice to parties, as well as impartial drafters of their will, making them aware of the full extent of the obligations they contract, drafting these commitments through clarity, providing them with the authentic nature of an act and the strength of judgment as a last resort, perpetuating their memory and preserving their filing in a faithful manner, preventing disputes which could take place between men of good faith and get rid of greedy men with the hope for success, the desire to raise an unfair protest. These disinterested counsels, these impartial drafters, such voluntary judges who irrevocably bind the contracting parties, are the notaries. This institution is the profession of notary.“
Status of notary
It is still governed by the ordinance of November 2, 1945 relating to the status of notaries and the decree issued for its application on December 19, 1945 with all the modifications made to the latter. Article 1 provides that “Notaries are public officers, established to receive all acts and contracts to which the parties must or wish to make these authentic, attached to the acts of public authority, and ensure the date, retain the deposit, deliver a Grosse * and Expedition. ** ”
* Grosse: this is an enforceable copy, which means an authentic copy that bears the enforcement formula, in the same form as the judgments of the courts.
** Expedition: is an authentic copy.
Notary: a public officer
The notary is a public officer, appointed by the Minister of Justice, entrusted by the State with a mission of public service. To carry out his mission, the State delegates to him part of the public authority to the latter: he ensures the public service of authenticity. This means that he has several elements of governmental authority, which he receives from the State.
Notary: a professional of document authentication
He has the power to authenticate acts by affixing his seal and signature. The definition of an authentic act is given by article 1369 of the Civil Code.
What are the uses of the authentic act compared to a private act?
- The notary notes the free and informed consent of the parties. The notary also has a legal advisory role. Therefore, it protects consent.
- The act can be published which makes it enforceable against third parties. (example: publication of the sale)
- This is the probative value of the act. The notarial act is authentic until a false entry in public writing of its origin (i.e., the identity of the parties), its content (i.e. the completion of the and the declared will of the parties), its date.
Note 1: The writing procedure is a tedious procedure which, in order to avoid fanciful disputes, condemns the forger to a fine of a maximum of 10,000 euros without prejudice to the damages that shall be claimed.
Note 2: An electronically signed act (AAE) has exactly the same legal force as an act in hard-copy. (Article 1316-1 of the Civil Code) - This act is asserts itself with the same legal force as a final judgment. This is the enforceability of the notarial act.
For all these reasons, the notary is the amicable magistrate, actor of amicable justice.
The notary has a role of conservation of acts
The notary must ensure consultation and preservation for 75 years (100 years for acts concerning a minor), after which the documents will be placed in the archives.
The use of a notary is compulsory
For certain acts, appealing to a notary is compulsory, in cases like marriage contract, donation between spouses, donation-sharing, but also requirements like land registration, donation or sale of real estate (apartment, house, land).
Note: In France, people who wish a civil union (PACS) must, November 1, 2017 onward, register their joint civil union declaration by with either the civil registry officer at the town hall, or a notary who shall advise the latter, draw up and conserve their contract.
The notary: a liberal professional
Although vested with public authority, the notary exercises his functions in a liberal context, therefore it is a modern form of public service which doesn’t cost the state, since it assumes the economic liability of its examination.
He is a liberal professional, paid by its clients (and not by taxpayers) at a rate which is set by the state for the service it provides. More information on the notary’s tariff.
The notary: a professional present throughout the territory
Their location is subject to permanent adaptation under the control of the Ministry of Justice, in order to ensure proper coverage of the territory.
