Conseil Supérieur Du Notariat

What Conseil Supérieur Du Notariat does

The Conseil Supérieur du Notariat (CSN) is a French public utility establishment (établissement d'utilité publique) founded in 1941 and headquartered in Paris at 60 boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg. It is the sole statutory body authorized to represent all notaries in France before public authorities and to determine the profession's general policy. The CSN operates through a network of 33 regional councils and departmental/interdepartmental chambers covering mainland France and overseas territories, and provides collective services spanning professional discipline (through the National Disciplinary Court), training coordination, ethical standards (via the Code of Ethics), and international representation. Bertrand Savouré was elected President on October 22, 2024 for a two-year term, succeeding Sophie Sabot-Barcet (the first woman to hold the position, elected 2022). CEO Jérôme Fehrenbach, a Sciences Po/HEC/ENA graduate with senior government and Caisse des Dépôts background, has held the role since May 3, 2018.

The CSN's technology infrastructure centers on the digital transformation of French notarial practice. France pioneered electronic notarial deeds in legislation in 2000, and more than 90% of French notarial deeds are now in electronic format. The Minutier Central Electronique, operational since 2010, serves as a centralized electronic archive of all authentic acts. Through the Council of Notariats of the European Union (CNUE, 22 of 27 EU member states) and the International Union of Latin Notaries (UINL, 93 member countries), the CSN contributes to pan-European services including the European Network of Wills Registers (RERT), the European Notarial Network (ENN), and multilingual legal information portals (successions-europe.eu, coupleseurope.eu, jachetemonlogement.eu, the-vulnerable.eu, authentic-acts.eu). Notable bilateral cooperation agreements were signed in 2025 with the Albanian and Moldovan Chambers of Notaries, focused on digital expertise transfer and EU accession support.

The CSN is not a commercial enterprise. It is funded through mandatory professional contributions from French notaries and does not disclose revenue or pricing for its representative and collective services. Its "customers" in a practical sense are French notaries (mandatory members), French citizens requiring notarial services, and French nationals abroad served through the MEAE partnership. Long-standing institutional partnerships include a ~30-year relationship with Caisse des Dépôts (Banque des Territoires) on modernization, and a partnership with France Générosités since 2006 on bequest delivery. International cooperation agreements extend to Comoros (since 2018, renewed biennially), Vietnam, and Ukraine.

Name

Conseil Supérieur Du Notariat

Legal name

Conseil Supérieur du Notariat

Website

https://csn.notaires.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Conseil Supérieur du Notariat is a French public utility establishment serving as the sole statutory national representative body for all French notaries. It coordinates professional discipline, training, digital transformation, and international cooperation through 33 regional councils and European/global notarial networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Representation Services: CSN is a public utility establishment (établissement d'utilité publique) that provides collective services to notaries, represents the profession before public authorities, and contributes to legal policy development. It does not operate as a commercial revenue-generating entity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conseil Supérieur Du Notariat (CSN) is a French public utility establishment (établissement d'utilité publique) that serves as the sole national representative body for all notaries in France. It provides institutional representation of the notarial profession before public authorities, determines general professional policy, coordinates training across 33 regional councils, manages professional discipline, maintains the Code of Ethics, and operates the Minutier Central Electronique (centralized electronic archive of authentic notarial deeds since 2010).

Product overview

The Conseil Supérieur du Notariat (CSN) is a public utility establishment serving as the governing body for the notarial profession in France. Rather than offering a unified software platform, CSN provides a portfolio of institutional services including: the CSN institutional website (csn.notaires.fr) and public-facing notaires.fr portal; the official directory of French notaries (Annuaire officiel des notaires de France); the Minutier Central Electronique for electronic preservation of authentic acts since 2010; career management publications and job listings for notarial professionals; European information portals through CNUE (successions-europe.eu, coupleseurope.eu, etc.); and international newsletters (La Lettre i). CSN's primary role is representing notaries before public authorities, determining general policy, and providing collective services to the profession, rather than developing commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Lettre i: Electronic newsletter dedicated to the CSN's international action (discontinued in 2026)

Products and services

• CSN Institutional Website (csn.notaires.fr)
• Annuaire officiel des notaires de France
• Notaires.fr (Grand Public Website)
• Minutier Central Electronique
• Les offres d'emploi du CSN et des instances notariales
• CNUE Multilingual Legal Information Portals
• European Network of Wills Registers (RERT)
• European Notarial Network (ENN)
• Congress of French Notaries (Congrès des Notaires)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 90% of French notarial deeds are now electronic
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Chambre des Notaires de Moldavie (Moldovan Chamber of Notaries)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Cooperation agreement signed October 27, 2025 in Paris covering three priority areas: digitization, anti-money laundering, and mediation/contribution to dejudicialization. Training and conferences planned from 2026 as Moldova seeks EU accession.
• Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires Étrangères (MEAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2025Partnership agreement signed April 14, 2025 formalizing support for French nationals abroad through notarial meetings organized at French consulates worldwide. CSN's Unit for French Nationals Abroad, led by Frédéric Varin, travels globally to meet French communities.
• Chambre des Notaires d'Albanie (Albanian Chamber of Notaries)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2025Cooperation agreement signed January 27, 2025 focusing on digital expertise exchange, notarial deed digitization, and supporting Albania's EU accession process. Part of broader Franco-Albanian bilateral cooperation.
• Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership framework convention signed in 2018 (2019-2022), contributing to notarial profession modernization. Supports digital transformation, the Minutier Central Electronique, and access to law initiatives. CDC also holds third-party funds accounts for notaries by regulatory requirement. Partnership spans approximately 30 years.
• Chambre Nationale des Notaires des ComorescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Formalized cooperation since 2018 (renewed biennially) to help structure the Comorian notarial profession. Commitments include: at least 3 training sessions per year, expertise for revising notarial law to UNIL standards, and land reform support. French notaries helped draft Comoros' first notarial law in 2011.
• France GénérositéscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2006Partnership since May 21, 2006 to make delivery of bequests between associations and notaries more efficient. Agreement renewed on November 29, 2021 for 5 years. France Générosités represents 91 member organizations collecting over half of all donations and legacies in France.
• Conseil des Notariats de l'Union Européenne (CNUE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CSN participates in CNUE, which groups notaries from 22 EU member states representing over 80% of EU population. CNUE monitors needs of individuals and businesses, contributes to European rule of law, and operates pan-European services including multilingual legal information portals.
• Union Internationale du Notariat Latin (UINL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Union of Latin Notaries with 93 member countries. French presidency of UINL held 2023-2025 by Lionel Galliez. UINL adopted International Notarial Code at Dakar extraordinary general assembly. CSN contributes to international notarial standards and cooperation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/notaires_csn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NotairesdeFrance1
• Facebookfacebook.com/notairesdefrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/notaires-de-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/notairesdefrance_

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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