- The date on which the authentic instrument was drawn up
- The place where the authentic instrument was drawn up
- The signature by the parties of the authentic instrument
- The parties’ declarations
- Any observation made by the authority within the limits of its competence
- The measures the authority declares to have taken
- Appearance, identification and consent of the parties
Enhanced probative value is granted to all references to the document which have been recorded by the public office holder and which have been personally completed or recorded by him/her, for example the date of the document, the place, the identity of the parties, etc.
On the other hand, references to the document which merely relate elements that have been exposed to the notary, without the notary having verified them him/herself, have no enhanced probative value.
The enhanced probative value therefore concerns all the abovementioned elements. With regard to “The content of the parties’ declarations”, the enhanced probative value relates only to the fact that the parties actually made the registered declarations in the presence of the notary who drafted the document.
