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Request for access to a medical record (France)
For a patient who wants their medical record from a French hospital, clinic or doctor. In French, the letter relies on article L. 1111-7 of the French Public Health Code, lists the documents requested and chooses the form of access: a copy by post, consultation on the spot or sending to a designated doctor. It recalls the eight-day deadline, two months for information over five years old, and that only copying and postage may be charged. Sold blank, to complete by hand. Sent by registered post with a copy of an ID.
Request to a creditor for time to pay (France)
For someone in France who cannot pay a debt in one go — an invoice, a credit, rent, a sum claimed by a collection agency — and proposes a payment plan to the creditor. The letter, in French under French law, recalls the sum and where it comes from, explains the difficulty, proposes a number of monthly instalments and their amount, asks for collection to be suspended during the plan and recalls that a judge can grant up to two years (article 1343-5 of the French Civil Code). Send it by registered letter with proof of receipt.
Letter sending a sick note to the employer (France)
For an employee on sick leave in mainland France or the overseas departments other than Mayotte: the letter that goes with part 3 of the French sick note (avis d’arrêt de travail), the part meant for the employer. In French under French law, it says whether this is a first note or an extension, gives its dates and asks the employer to send the pay details to the health insurer. The note itself is the secured form the doctor completes. Sold blank, to complete by hand, as it holds health data DocMuse does not collect.
Formal demand for payment of a business invoice (France)
For requiring a business client in France to pay one or more overdue invoices after a reminder had no effect: invoices concerned, principal amount, time to pay, reminder of the late-payment penalties running since the due date and of the flat €40 indemnity per invoice (articles L. 441-10 and D. 441-5 of the French Commercial Code), notice of recovery proceedings. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt, or by qualified electronic registered letter to the business client. In French.
Rent receipt (France)
For a landlord in France confirming that rent has been paid: the period, the rent excluding charges and the charges shown separately, the sum received and the date of payment, as art. 21 of the French law of 6 July 1989 requires. If the payment is partial, the document becomes a receipt for part-payment, not a quittance. It is free and given on the tenant's request; electronically only with the tenant's express consent. In French, signed by the landlord.
Complaint to the departmental council of the French medical association (France)
For a patient or anyone who blames a doctor for a breach of professional ethics: the written complaint to the departmental council of the ordre des médecins where the doctor is registered. In French, it identifies the doctor, sets out the facts, accepts the conciliation meeting held within a month of the complaint's registration, and asks for it to go to the disciplinary chamber within three months if conciliation fails (article L. 4123-2 of the French Public Health Code). Sold blank, to complete by hand. Sent by registered post.
Formal demand to pay or perform an obligation (France)
For a private person in France waiting for a business or another person to pay, deliver, finish work or perform any other obligation: you set a deadline and put the debtor on formal notice (mise en demeure) under Article 1344 of the French Civil Code. For a sum of money, the formal notice starts interest at the statutory rate (Article 1344-1). It is the written step before mediation, conciliation or court. In French, to send by registered post with proof of receipt, or to have served by a commissaire de justice.
Motor insurance claim notice (France)
For notifying your own insurer of an accident, theft, fire, broken glass, vandalism or a weather event affecting your vehicle in France. The policy sets the time limit and how to notify, often online or by phone at no cost; the law does not allow less than five working days, or two for theft (article L. 113-2 of the French Insurance Code). The letter gives the policy, the facts, the damage, the other people involved and the enclosures. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt. In French.
Formal demand for repairs to a rented home (France)
For a tenant in France whose home has defects the landlord does not repair: damp, broken heating, dangerous wiring, leaks. The French letter describes the defects and when they began, recalls the duty to provide a decent home and keep it in repair (art. 6 of the French law of 6 July 1989, décret n° 2002-120), sets a deadline for the work and names the remedies, while confirming the rent is still being paid. By registered letter with proof of receipt.
Request for a certificate of French tax residence (France)
For someone tax-resident in France who is asked by a foreign state, bank or employer for a certificate of tax residence, to apply a tax treaty and avoid double taxation. The request can be made free through the secure messaging of your personal space on impots.gouv.fr. This French letter to the individual tax office (SIP) is for sending it by post or reusing its wording: year, foreign state, form 731 or the foreign form to be certified.
Mandatory prior appeal (RAPO) against a post-parking charge (France)
For challenging a post-parking charge (forfait post-stationnement, FPS) in France, the appeal required before the parking court. It goes to the body named on the payment notice, within a month of its notification; many offer a free form, online or to print, that you can use instead of this letter. The letter, sent by the registered keeper, gives the notice, the chosen ground (parking paid, vehicle sold, plates stolen, special rate, mistake), the explanation and the enclosures. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt. In French.
Full-time open-ended employment contract (CDI) (France)
A full-time open-ended employment contract (CDI) for a job in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte: post and category, place of work, probation period and its renewal within articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-21 of the French Labour Code, 35 hours a week, pay, paid leave, notice, collective agreement, supplementary pension and provident bodies, and the other information an employee must be given (decree no. 2023-1004 of 30 October 2023). No non-compete or mobility clause. Signed in two originals. In French.
Notice of parental leave or the additional birth leave (France)
A letter for an employed parent in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte, telling the employer that they are taking parental leave (congé parental d'éducation), full-time or as part-time work (articles L. 1225-47 and L. 1225-50 of the French Labour Code), or the additional birth leave available since 1 July 2026 (congé supplémentaire de naissance, articles L. 1225-46-2 et seq.; decree no. 2026-419 of 30 May 2026). These leaves are a right once the conditions are met: the letter sets the dates, and the law calls for registered post with proof of receipt or hand delivery against a receipt. In French.
Guarantee for a residential lease (France)
For the person who stands as guarantor for a tenant towards the landlord of a home in France. The French deed states the rent and how it is reviewed, how long the commitment lasts and whether it is joint and several, and leaves the space where the guarantor writes the statement required by art. 2297 of the French Civil Code, with the cap in words and figures; DocMuse never prints it. In French, signed in two originals, with a copy of the lease handed to the guarantor.
Letter closing a bank account (France)
For closing a current account or a savings account at a French bank. If you are moving to another bank, its free account-switching service (aide à la mobilité bancaire) can do it for you. Otherwise this letter, in French under French law, asks for the account to be closed and the card, chequebook and overdraft ended, the balance transferred to the account you choose and a closing statement sent. Closing is free (article L. 312-1-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code). Send it by registered post or hand it in at the branch.
Paid leave request (France)
A paid-leave request from an employee to the employer in mainland France or an overseas department other than Mayotte: first and last day, the number of days counted in jours ouvrables or jours ouvrés, the date of return, and room for the employer's signed agreement. Leave is earned at two and a half jours ouvrables per month worked (article L. 3141-3 of the French Labour Code); the employer sets the order in which staff take it. An e-mail often does; the letter keeps a written record of the agreement. In French.
Formal complaint against income tax, property tax or second-home tax (France)
For disputing an income tax, property tax (taxe foncière) or second-home council tax notice you consider wrong. The complaint can be made free through the secure messaging of your personal space on impots.gouv.fr. This French letter to the office named on the notice is for sending it by registered post: the tax disputed, the reduction sought, your grounds and documents (article R. 197-3 of the French Tax Procedures Book), and a stay of payment if you ask for one.
Reminder letter for an unpaid business invoice (France)
A first courteous reminder to a business client in France whose invoice was not paid when due: invoice number, date, amount and due date, new payment date requested, bank details, and a reminder that late-payment penalties and the €40 indemnity are due without any reminder (article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code). It goes by e-mail or ordinary letter; if it has no effect, the formal demand for payment, sent by registered post, is the next step. In French.
Tenant's notice to leave (France)
For a tenant leaving a home in France, unfurnished or furnished. The French letter gives notice with the right period — three months, one month in a zone tendue or for a reason in art. 15, one month for a furnished home — states the reason for the shorter notice and its proof, the moving-out date, proposes the check-out inspection and asks for the deposit back at the new address. To send by registered letter with proof of receipt, through a commissaire de justice, or by hand against a receipt.
Advance directives on end-of-life care (France)
For any adult who wants to make known their wishes on continuing, limiting or stopping treatment should they one day be unable to speak for themselves. The French health ministry publishes a free official model, set by the arrêté of 3 August 2016: you do not need DocMuse to write directives. This French document is sold blank and filled in by hand: wishes, trusted person, witnesses where needed. Directives bind the doctor, save the exceptions of article L. 1111-11 of the French Public Health Code, and can be revoked at any time.
Other parent's consent to a minor's usage name (France)
For the parent who agrees to the usage name chosen for a minor, to be printed on the child's identity card or passport. A free model of the parents' agreement, and a model of the child's consent, are annexed to the French justice ministry's circular of 15 June 2023, also on justice.fr: you do not need DocMuse to get them. The parent who did not pass on their name may add it alone, after telling the other (article 311-24-2 of the French Civil Code); both parents' agreement is needed for other choices, such as using one name instead of the other. Signed by the other parent, and by a child over thirteen.
Vehicle loan statement (France)
For lending your car or motorbike free of charge to someone close to you in France and being able to prove it: vehicle, insurer and policy number, borrower and licence number, loan dates, permitted use, care of the vehicle, return, insurance excess and traffic fines. French law imposes no form on such a loan: the statement, signed by both parties in two originals, is kept in the vehicle with the registration certificate and helps at a roadside check or after a claim. In French.
Sworn declaration of cohabitation (France)
For an unmarried couple without a PACS who are asked to prove they live together: by an insurer, a health fund, an employer, a landlord, a pension fund or a foreign authority. Both partners declare on their honour that they live together in a stable and continuous way (article 515-8 of the French Civil Code), since when and at which address, and enclose their ID and proof of address. The French document recalls the penalty for a false declaration (article 441-7 of the French Criminal Code).
Private loan agreement between individuals (France)
For lending money to a relative or friend in France and keeping solid proof of it. The agreement, in French under French law, sets the amount, payment by bank transfer, a written interest rate or an interest-free loan, repayment in one sum or by monthly instalments, early repayment and what follows a late payment. It leaves the space where the borrower writes the sum in words and figures by hand (article 1376 of the French Civil Code) and recalls the tax declaration on form 2062 above €5,000. Print two copies, both signed by both parties.
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