Maritime mortgage radiation

For the radiation of a maritime mortgage on a RIF ship, the following documents are required:

  • 2 registration forms:

    modèle de bordereau de radiation docx - 29.4 KiB

  • if the applicant is not the sole creditor, he shall justify his application:
    - by proof of the agreement of the parties or
    - by a court decision that has the force of res judicata or
    - by the deed recording the sale of the encumbered asset in application of Book II of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures, accompanied by a receipt proving payment of the price and a copy of the extract from the register showing the entries on the asset, communicated by the bailiff in charge of the attachment procedure.
  • company social documents (Kbis equivalent) only for companies not established in France;
  • the powers or chains of powers of the signatories if they are not the legal representatives. 1 2

Maritime mortgages on ships registered in the French International Register are removed free of charge by the Guichet unique, so no payment needs to be attached to the application to remove the registration.

Postal transmission:

All these documents shall be sent in original formats at the following address:

Guichet unique du Registre international français
5, Place Sadi Carnot
13002 Marseille - FRANCE

Electronic transmission:

In the event of electronic transmission of documents, the slips will include a qualified electronic signature (list of qualified service providers and services) and an electronic signature certificate.

For any questions on the registration procedure, contact us at rif@mer.gouv.fr

Applicable texts and references

Code du commerce, articles R521-1 à R521-34
Code des douanes, articles 241 à 249 et 251
Code des transports, article R5114-14 à R5114-14-7
Décret n° 2023-921 du 5 octobre 2023 relatif à l’enregistrement des navires et à certaines règles concernant les hypothèques maritimes

Notes and references

1. When documents were issued in foreign countries, the powers of the signatories shall be certified with an apostille or legalised, based on the applicable regulations between the states, which depends on whether they are signatories to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961.

2. In the case of a group of mortgages, if a group representative is appointed to represent them in their entirety (the Agent), only the powers for the latter are required.

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