Notifié

Notifié is the past participle of the French verb notifier and is used as an adjective or participle meaning that a person or entity has been formally informed or that a document has been served. The term is common in legal, administrative, and regulatory contexts.

In civil and administrative law, notification (la notification) is the formal act by which a decision, document, or action is transmitted to a party. When a party is notifiée, deadlines for appeals or other legal effects typically begin from the date of notification. The phrase le destinataire notifié refers to the person who has received formal notice, while la partie notifiée denotes the party that has been informed. Notified status is important because it marks the point at which procedural time limits and obligations become enforceable.

Outside pure procedure, notifié can appear in regulatory contexts to indicate that an obligation has been communicated to an interested party. A related term in the European Union is organisme notifié (notified body), which designates an organization designated by a member state to assess conformity with EU directives for products and services, such as those requiring CE marking.

Etymology traces notifié to notifier, from the Latin notficare through Old French. In usage, notifié emphasizes the reception of official information rather than the act of communication itself.

See also: notification, signification, organisme notifié, service of process.