Approval of CERFA forms
Verified 19 March 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The role of the DILA and the Public Service in relation to CERFA forms is threefold:
Partner files request on the partner area of the Public Service website available at https://partenaires.service-public.fr
The partner area is a space for professional exchanges and collaboration made available by the DILA.
In the case of certification, it allows the partner to:
- To lodge an application;
- Interact with the DILA throughout the processing of the application;
- To monitor the progress of the approval process until its completion.
The application for approval may relate to:
- the creation a new form, in which case the DILA registers a number (e.g. 17000*01)
- the alteration of an existing form: in this case the DILA registers a version number (for example, 17000*02)
- the deletion a CERFA form.
Please note
Without a request for deletion from the partner, a form remains approved unlimited duration.
The Interdepartmental Directorate for Public Transformation (DITP) provides the partner with a ‘forms kit to design forms that are simple to fill out, understandable and accessible to users.
It takes into account official recommendations:
- Tell us once;
- Right to error and fight against fraud;
- Protection of personal data;
- State trademark, graphic and editorial;
- Accessibility and ergonomics of documents.
The Kit includes:
- A methodological guide to integrate the recommendations:
- The graphic charter of the forms in accordance with the State trade mark
- Templates