ANTS Registration: Procedure

In recent years, registration has been carried out online on the ANTS website. It is no longer possible to obtain a gray card in the prefecture. On the other hand, you can always contact an authorized specialist, for example, a car dealership or garage.

🚗 What are ants?

ANTSNational Agency for Protected Titles... Created in 2007 by decree of the Prime Minister, its functions include the processing and management of the production of names falling within its competence, as well as the transmission of data associated with these names.

This department is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In carrying out his mission, he mainly liaises with the various departments of this ministry and with the national printing house, which is responsible for the physical production of the requested publications.

Gray carding with ANTS is about mobilizing the coordinated action of multiple agencies:

• TheANTS provides an online portal that accepts applications for a registration certificate;
• Thenational typography publishes headers whose files have been checked by ANTS;
• La Post takes care of the forwarding of publications issued by the national printing house to the addresses indicated by the applicants for the respective titles.

In addition to ANTS, other departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs may intervene in the process if their actions are deemed necessary.

What are the areas of expertise of ANTS?

Protected titles falling under the jurisdiction of ANTS can be divided into two categories: identity documents and driver's licenses. The first category concerns the national identity card and passport. The second takes into account the driver's license and registration certificate.

For all of these titles, in addition to the ANTS registration procedure, the agency is responsible for various additional procedures. Thus, as far as the gray card or registration certificate is concerned, all procedures related to this document can be performed on the agency's website:

• Request registration certificate ;
• Request duplicate for a lost, stolen or damaged certificate;
• Change of ownership for auto;
• Change of address owner;
• Assignment Statement vehicle;
• Changes in technical conditions indicated in the registration certificate;
• Registration in France, a car purchased outside of France;
• Significant changes intervened regarding the owner's condition;
• Request for W garage certificate ;
• Request temporary certificate of registration WW;
• Statement of Identification sheet a car.

This list of gray card procedures is not exhaustive.

📝 How to get a gray card with ANTS?

Since the registration procedure for ANTS is dematerialized, it requires Internet access. Once on the agency's digital portal, you need to follow these basic steps:

• Create an account : if you do not create an account, you can identify yourself with the FranceConnect device if you already have an account for this purpose. The identification on the ANTS portal is useful for obtaining information about the process level and any difficulties associated with, for example, inadmissibility of a document or the need to provide an additional document.
• Select process carried out as necessary, justified by contacting the agency.
• Provide the required documents : with regard to the approach chosen, the platform indicates a list of various documents to be provided in digital format. Photographed or scanned, they must provide satisfactory readability and none of the transferred files must exceed 1 MB.
• Proceed to checkout A: The last step when registering with ANTS is to pay the gray card fee using a bank card.
• Print your pre-registration certificate : at the end of the procedure, a temporary registration certificate is issued. Valid for one month, it allows you to travel in an eligible vehicle throughout France, pending the issuance of a final certificate.
• Wait to receive the final certificate : Several factors can affect the waiting period, which can range from 1 to 8 weeks. Upon completion of processing, the certificate is edited by the national printing house and then sent to the post office for delivery by registered mail to the address indicated by the applicant.

How to get a gray card without going through ANTS?

Registering with ANTS is not the only legal route available. You can also use authorized professional By the Ministry of the Interior and is competent to carry out the necessary procedures.

Autodemarches.fr is one such professional. This service provider greatly simplifies the procedure. This solution has many advantages and is particularly practical.

Automotive professional, dealer ou garage, can also give you a gray card. When buying a new vehicle, he often takes care of it himself.

🚘 What supporting documents do I need to provide to register with ANTS?

What documents are required to register a vehicle?

The following documents are required to register with ANTS:

• La registration certificate request : Form Cerfa 13750 * 05 to be completed. This document provides the administration with various information regarding the vehicle, its owner and any co-owner;
• Theinsurance certificate : to be admissible, this document must be valid and allow clearly identifying the vehicle concerned, the insurer and the policyholder;
• Un identification : driver's license, identity card or passport of the owner in the case of an individual or the passport of a legal representative in the case of a legal entity;
• Le driver's license : it must correspond to the category of vehicle for which the owner wishes to register with ANTS;
• Un address verification under 6 months: for example, a rental receipt, tax notice, home insurance certificate, or electricity or gas receipt. For a legal entity, proof of address can be a K-bis extract dated less than 2 years.

When a professional is called to obtain a registration card, a professional audit mandate must be attached to this list to complete the registration procedure.

What are the documents for registering a used car?

If you want to make your card with ANTS for a used car, you need to add special documents to the mandatory documents listed above. These:

• Un certificate of transfer : two copies of this form Cerfa 15776 * 01 must be completed and signed by both the previous owner and the new owner in the event of a transfer of ownership of the vehicle, whether donated or sold;
• Theold gray map : it must be provided by the former owner after the latter has deleted, signed and dated the date and time of the transfer. If there were co-owners, all of them must sign this old registration card;
• Le inspection report Made in France and less than 6 months old: it must be provided by the previous owner for any vehicle over 4 years old. In the event that the inspection was carried out prior to the transfer, the previous owner must provide the new owner with reports of this inspection, dating back less than two months;
• Le tax clearance : to register with ANTS, you must provide a tax exemption in order to provide proof that value added tax was paid on the sale of the vehicle, in case the vehicle was purchased in another country of the European Union. ...

What are the documents for registering a new car?

When a car is purchased in a new condition from a dealer or professional seller, the items that need to be attached to the list of required documents change. Specific items to attach in this specific case:

• One invoice or any proof of sale: this document is the equivalent of the handover certificate required in the case of a used vehicle;
• Un Certificate of Conformity issued by the manufacturer: this document confirms that the vehicle complies with the standards applicable throughout Europe. It must be provided to the buyer by a dealer or professional seller;
• Le tax clearance : for registration with ANTS, this document is required to confirm that value added tax was paid in the context of the sale of the vehicle, if it was purchased in another country of the European Union.

When a buyer of a new vehicle entrusts a professional seller to complete their registration document using ANTS, instead of all additional documents listed here, that seller will use Form Cerfa 13749. * 05.

This registration certificate application form for a new vehicle serves as both proof of sale, certificate of conformity and tax clearance. By combining the action of 3 separate documents, it simplifies the task of registering with ANTS.

Now you know how to issue a registration document for a car! You get the idea: the procedure is not very complicated and is carried out completely online, but you will need to provide a certain number of documents. So do not hesitate to entrust your registration card to an authorized technician.