General information and terms and conditions

Find a Notary

1. Overview

“Find a notary” is a service provided to the general public by the European Commission, the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE asbl), and other participating national chambers of notariats. The Commission has made this service available to facilitate access to justice in a cross-border context by allowing EU citizens and legal practitioners to easily locate a notary throughout the EU.

2. Terms and Conditions

By using this service you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

You agree to use this service exclusively for its intended purpose – to find a legal professional (notary) in order to seek his or her services or for taking professional peer contact. You shall not use the service, or any personal data returned by the service, for any other intent or purpose, and in particular in relation to carrying out commercial, marketing or advertising activities.

You are not allowed to copy in an automated fashion (harvest), and/or distribute the data received through the “Find a notary” service via any means. You are allowed to link to the European e-Justice Portal and its pages.

In addition to these Terms, the Terms and the privacy disclaimer applicable to the European e-Justice Portal fully apply. You may consult them here.

The European Commission may revise these Terms at any time without prior notice and you should always refer to the current version of these Terms as published on this web site.

The applicable law is Belgian law and the Belgian courts are competent in case of dispute.

3. Limitation of Liability

This service is provided “as is” and on “best effort” basis. The European Commission, the CNUE and the participating national chambers of notariats disclaim any and all liability, either explicit or implied. In particular we cannot guarantee the up-to-date state of the data, its correctness or ensure uninterrupted service availability.

4. Use of cookies

We use cookies with the sole purpose of providing you with an enjoyable user experience. We do not store any personal data in these cookies, nor do we share them with third parties.

5. FAQ

Question: Where does the data come from?
Answer: The data on notaries is derived from the registers of the participating national chambers of notariats as provided by the CNUE and other competent bodies.

Question: Is the search in real-time?
Answer: Yes, the search is in real-time.

Question: Why can’t I search in all EU member states?
Answer: In some EU Member States a notary profession does not exist. We are currently working towards the interconnection of the registers in the UK and Ireland where the profession of notaries public exists.

Question: I am experiencing a technical difficulty / the service is not available, can you please fix it?
Answer: We cannot ensure the 24/7 availability of the service or its availability. Should you experience systematic service unavailability or another technical issue you may notify us and the Commission will do its best to rectify the problem as soon as possible.

Question: I am a notary registered in a participating organisation and the service does not return a result on me / the information is wrong / I want to be removed. Whom shall I contact?
Answer: Please take contact with your relevant chamber of registration. The Commission does not have access nor can modify in any way the notariats’ data. You will find contact information below.

Question: I have another question, whom can I contact?
Answer: Please see below.

6. Contact information

The European e-Justice Portal and the “Find a notary” service are managed by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Justice, Unit B.3. The responsible person (data controller) is Cristian NICOLAU, Head of Unit.

For general inquiries, to report a technical problem or raise an idea you may contact the European Commission via mail or e-mail at:

European Commission

DG JUST

Unit B3

B-1049 Brussels

Belgium
JUST-E-JUSTICE@ec.europa.eu

 

If you would like to file a complaint against any data processing act executed under the Commission's responsibility you may contact the European Data Protection Supervisor:

 

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

60 Rue Wiertz (MO 63)

B-1047 Brussels

Belgium

phone: +32 2 283 19 00

fax: +32 2 283 19 50

Contact information on the participating data providers can be found below. If you have an issue or questions, concerning the data returned by the “Find a notary” service you should contact the responsible notariat directly. This also applies if you have particular requests or concerns regarding their processing of your personal data.