{"id":1832,"date":"2026-04-18T17:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/glossary\/power-of-attorney\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:32:23","slug":"power-of-attorney","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/power-of-attorney\/","title":{"rendered":"Procuration en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A <strong>procuration<\/strong> (\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e33\u0e19\u0e32\u0e08, <em>nangsue mop amnat<\/em>, \u00e9galement <em>POA<\/em> ou <em>letter of authorisation<\/em>) is a written instrument by which a principal authorises an agent to act in his or her name, governed by the agency provisions of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/thai-civil-and-commercial-code\/\">Code civil et commercial<\/a> from Section 797 onwards. Thai practice recognises general powers for a range of acts and special powers for one transaction. Foreigners use them to complete a condominium transfer while abroad, or to let a lawyer file papers at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/land-office\/\">Bureau foncier<\/a>, immigration or the courts.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#what-the-code-requires-of-an-agency\">Ce que le Code exige d'une agence<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#where-foreigners-use-one-and-which-form\">O\u00f9 les \u00e9trangers utilisent l'un et quelle forme<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#general-versus-special-powers-and-common-mistakes\">Pouvoirs g\u00e9n\u00e9raux contre pouvoirs sp\u00e9ciaux et erreurs courantes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-the-code-requires-of-an-agency\">Ce que le Code exige d'une agence<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Form follows the underlying act.<\/strong> Under Section 798, if the act the agent is to perform must be made in writing, the appointment must be in writing, and if the act must be evidenced in writing, so must the appointment. A power to sell or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/mortgage\/\">hypoth\u00e8que<\/a> land, to lease it for more than three years, to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/gift\/\">cadeau<\/a>, to compromise a dispute or to sue must be conferred expressly; a general management power does not include those acts (Section 801). The principal may revoke the power at any time, and the agency ends on the death, incapacity or bankruptcy of either party (Section 826). There is no durable power of attorney in Thai law: once the principal loses capacity, only a court-appointed guardian can act.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>An act outside the power does not bind the principal unless ratified. Stamp duty on the instrument is 10 baht for a single act and 30 baht for a power covering more than one act.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-foreigners-use-one-and-which-form\">O\u00f9 les \u00e9trangers utilisent l'un et quelle forme<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>The Land Office has its own forms.<\/strong> A transfer, mortgage, lease, usufruct or superficies over land is registered with the prescribed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tor-dor-21\/\">Tor Dor 21<\/a>, and a condominium unit with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/or-chor-21\/\">Or Chor 21<\/a>; a generic power of attorney is usually refused. The form must name the property, the title deed number and the act authorised, be signed before two witnesses, and come with certified copies of the principal&#8217;s passport. Corrections and blanks are the usual reason for rejection.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p><strong>Other authorities have other forms.<\/strong> Courts require the appointment of attorney form filed with the pleading; the Department of Business Development, immigration (for TM30 and 90-day reports) and banks each use their own, and a company&#8217;s power must be signed by the authorised directors with the company seal. A power signed outside Thailand must be certified by a notary there and legalised at the Thai embassy or consulate; from 28 February 2027 an apostille will replace embassy legalisation for documents from states that accept Thailand&#8217;s accession to the Apostille Convention.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-versus-special-powers-and-common-mistakes\">Pouvoirs g\u00e9n\u00e9raux contre pouvoirs sp\u00e9ciaux et erreurs courantes<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Taper<\/th><th>Port\u00e9e<\/th><th>Utilisation typique<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>General power<\/td><td>Ordinary management acts, but not sale, mortgage, gift, litigation or long leases<\/td><td>Managing a rental property or bank affairs while abroad<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Special power<\/td><td>One named transaction<\/td><td>Selling a condominium, signing a specific contract<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prescribed form (Tor Dor 21, Or Chor 21, court form)<\/td><td>The act named on the form<\/td><td>Land Office registration, court appearance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>A power that is too broad is as dangerous as one that is too narrow: an undated general power given to a property agent hands over real control. A power that omits the exact act, or is signed by only one of two joint owners, will be refused. Because agency ends on death, a power of attorney is no substitute for a will or for guardianship planning.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"frequently-asked-questions\">Foire aux questions<\/h2>\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list\">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Un \u00e9tranger peut-il signer une procuration tha\u00eflandaise \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Oui. Le document est sign\u00e9 devant un notaire public dans le pays \u00e9tranger, puis l\u00e9galis\u00e9 par l'ambassade ou le consulat de Tha\u00eflande sur place, et traduit en tha\u00ef si le bureau de r\u00e9ception l'exige. Pour une transaction aupr\u00e8s du Bureau foncier, le formulaire prescrit Tor Dor 21 ou Or Chor 21 doit \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 d\u00e8s le d\u00e9part plut\u00f4t qu'une procuration g\u00e9n\u00e9rique.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Une procuration en Tha\u00eflande doit-elle \u00eatre notari\u00e9e ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>En Tha\u00eflande, non : une signature accompagn\u00e9e de deux t\u00e9moins suffit pour la plupart des usages, et un agent du Bureau foncier ou un fonctionnaire de district peut certifier la signature si le bureau le demande. \u00c0 l'\u00e9tranger, la notarisation et la l\u00e9galisation par une ambassade constituent la m\u00e9thode accept\u00e9e pour prouver que le mandant a sign\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question\">Combien de temps une procuration est-elle valide en Tha\u00eflande ?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer\">\n\n<p>Jusqu'\u00e0 ce qu'elle soit r\u00e9voqu\u00e9e, jusqu'\u00e0 ce que l'acte qu'elle autorise soit ex\u00e9cut\u00e9, ou jusqu'\u00e0 ce que le mandant ou le mandataire d\u00e9c\u00e8de, devienne frapp\u00e9 d'incapacit\u00e9 ou soit d\u00e9clar\u00e9 en faillite. De nombreux bureaux consid\u00e8rent \u00e9galement avec suspicion une procuration sign\u00e9e plus de quelques mois auparavant, de sorte qu'un nouveau document est souvent exig\u00e9 pour un transfert de propri\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p>Voir aussi\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tor-dor-21\/\">Tor Dor 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/or-chor-21\/\">Or Chor 21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/notary\/\">notary (notarial services attorney)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/legalization-of-documents\/\">l\u00e9galisation de documents<\/a>, and our guides on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/power-of-attorneys-for-thailand\/\">powers of attorney for Thailand<\/a> ET <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/legalization-of-documents-in-thailand\/\">legalisation at the MFA<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A power of attorney (\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e33\u0e19\u0e32\u0e08, nangsue mop amnat, also POA or letter of authorisation) is a written instrument by which 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