If you still have Swedish or non-French plates, then your vehicle (bike or 4 wheeled variety) must conform to the regulations of that country.

Many UK cars are in France without a valid tax disc & probably without a MOT either. I've known quite a few people who've found themselves in hot water over this.

Either it should be up to spec in it's registered country or re-registered in France. From memory I think it can only be on a foreign plate for a year (how they check I don't know!) the same applies to foreign driving licences

Precisely, the regulation on vehicles in circulation clearly states that all vehicles must conform to the roadwothiness regulations of the country of registation. So any vehicle which requires a road safety test ( MOT or equiv), must have a valid certificate.

If you are now resident in France you have one month from the date of your residency in which to re register a vehicle. http://www.service-public.fr/particu...sdroits/F10519 This is a bit stretchable, because sometimes it takes a few weeks to get a valid European Cert of Conformity. Most vehicles post 2004 are registrable in France, becasue they will have type approval numbers on their registration document. Anything pre 2004 is a nightmare because vehicles have to be brought up to min Euro 3 specification, and this can be expensive or impossible depending on the vehicle.

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Pongo you're quite 'aux courent ' of all these regulations. Did you have any difficulties here?
I once imported one new bike and two new cars and didn't have any problemes to immatriculer them. Of course I passed the DRIRE and had to pay the TVA.
This was in 2001.

Edwin

And since this is an international foum, it isn't off-topic to point out that under the various conventions, eg Vienna Convention, the same rules re MOT and TÜV needing to be current apply to all those vehicles getting around in other countries of the world, many of which have been away from home for years

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I've been the legislation adviser ( and ex co founder)to Bikers Club France for many years ( www.bikersclubfrance.com ). I don't do it now as I've retired and stepped down, but I keep up to date with developments. You would have had to go via the DREAL ( formerly DRIRE) in 2001 anyway to register, because Type Approval wasn't introduced until 2003.
With type approval ( a long number beginning with letter ''e'' on your registration document), came a set of European standards requirements for both equipment and fixtures ( like lens covers and seat frames) and also emissions controls. Vehicles conforming to these requirements with the unique type approval number can get a certificate of European conformity from the manufacturer. This certficate is now required by France to allow you to register your vehicle. Some vehicles which are borderline date wise, and don't have a type approval number can sometimes get national type approval certificates or ''partial'' certs of conformity which cover certain aspects, but owners still have to open a DREAL dossier for vehicle inspection to cover those elements not on the certificate, in order to get a final approval for ''immatriculation''.

Can be a nightmare.

If a vehicle is more than 30 years old, you register it as a collectors vehicle through the FFVE ( Federation Française de véhicules d'époque ) and you don't have to get a cert of conformity,. The FFVE issue an ''attestation'' equivalent of the COC which you use to register the vehicle.

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Thanks Pongo and CREER for good information! I have now started the paper process to become a nice and legal rider!