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2026 Statistics

Key Facts: Burkina Faso Notaire Concours Exam

1,185 / 20

2026 candidates and posts at the 24 May written sitting

Sidwaya, 24 May 2026

12/20

Written-paper average required for admissibility

Ordre notice, 17 May 2021 (lefaso.net article 104751)

2 years

Stage as notaire stagiaire in a Burkina étude before décret nomination

Loi n°021-2019/AN art. 11–12; 2021 Ordre notice

25,000 FCFA

2026 non-refundable participation fee

Ministère de la Justice communiqué, 26 March 2026

French

Official language of the written and oral papers

2021 Ordre notice; 2026 Sidwaya / Lefaso reporting

Free 100-question English MCQ study bank for the Burkina Faso notaire concours. Official 2026 path: French written rédaction d'actes and étude de cas, oral, two-year stage, décret nomination. Not an official-format simulation.

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1Under loi n°021-2019/AN, the Burkina Faso notaire is primarily named to ensure which public function?

A.Representation of parties in contentious litigation before the TGI

B.A public service of proof (service public de la preuve)

C.Collection of all national taxes as a régie financière officer

D.Criminal investigation as an officier de police judiciaire

Explanation: Loi n°021-2019/AN art. 4 defines the notaire as an officier public named to ensure a public service of the proof. Me Yacouba DEMBELÉ restated that role at the 24 May 2026 concours launch. Litigation representation is the avocat's role; tax collection and OPJ powers belong to other corps.

2How many candidates sat the 2026 Burkina Faso notaire concours, and for how many posts?

A.About 1,500 candidates for 100 magistracy posts

B.Ten candidates for ten Ouagadougou charges, as in 2021

C.1,185 candidates for 20 posts

D.118 candidates for 50 posts

Explanation: Sidwaya (24 May 2026) and the Ministry of Justice Facebook post of the same day reported 1,185 candidates for 20 posts. The 2021 sitting was ten posts in Ouagadougou. Roughly 1,500 for 100 posts was the 2026 magistracy concours, a different recruitment.

3After definitive admission to the Burkina notaire concours, the candidate is enrolled as:

A.A notaire titulaire with an immediate TGI charge

B.An avocat stagiaire at the CFPA-BF

C.A clerc de notaire without a further stage

D.A notaire stagiaire for a two-year practical stage in a Burkina étude

Explanation: The 2021 Ordre notice and loi n°021-2019/AN arts. 11–12 place admitted candidates on the Ordre roll as notaires stagiaires for two years in a Burkina étude (the maître de stage must have three years' practice). Me DEMBELÉ repeated the two-year stage at the 2026 launch. Titularisation and décret nomination come after a favourable stage report.

4On the 2021 Ordre notice (the last fully published marking rule), when is a candidate admissible after the written papers?

A.When each paper is at least 10/20

B.When the average of the two written papers is at least 12/20

C.When the oral alone is at least 14/20

D.Automatically after sitting both written papers

Explanation: Section IV of the 17 May 2021 Ordre notice required an average of at least 12/20 across the two written papers (rédaction d'actes and étude de cas, each coeff 3). The oral is the later admission paper, not the admissibility bar. 2026 reporting confirmed the same two written papers plus oral.

5Who nominates a Burkina notaire to a charge after a favourable stage report?

A.The bâtonnier of the Ouagadougou barreau by ordonnance

B.The president of the TGI acting alone

C.The Minister of Justice, by décret, after the Ordre proposes the stagiaire

D.The Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo UFR/SJP faculty board

Explanation: The 2021 notice and loi n°021-2019/AN provide that stagiaires with a favourable report are proposed to the Minister of Justice for nomination by décret; charges are created, transferred or suppressed by décret in the Council of Ministers on the Minister's proposal (art. 3). The barreau, TGI president and university have no nominating power.

6Which statute created the Ordre des Notaires and currently frames the Burkina notarial profession?

A.French ordonnance of 2 November 1945 on the notariat, applied as such

B.Loi n°021-2019/AN of 7 May 2019 on the statut des notaires

C.OHADA AUSCGIE as a substitute professional statute

D.Loi n°008-2025/ALT on judicial organisation

Explanation: Loi n°021-2019/AN of 7 May 2019 created the profession and the Ordre (art. 2) and is the Burkina statut. Ministry 'zoom métier' posts cite it expressly. Do not treat the French 1945 ordonnance as Burkina law. AUSCGIE governs companies; loi n°008-2025/ALT of 9 June 2025 organises the courts.

7How does the 26 March 2026 Ministry concours age (23 years on 31 December 2026) relate to loi n°021-2019/AN art. 11?

A.Art. 11 also requires only 21 years, so the communiqué is stricter

B.They are identical: both texts set 23 years for nomination as notaire

C.Art. 11 still requires 25 years completed for admission to notaire functions after the stage; 23 is the 2026 concours floor

D.Art. 11 abolished any age condition in 2019

Explanation: The 2026 communiqué set a concours floor of 23 years completed on 31 December 2026 (the 2021 notice used the same 23-year concours floor for that year). Art. 11 of the 2019 law still requires 25 years completed to be admitted to the functions of notaire, which fits a two-year stage after a concours taken from age 23. Do not collapse the two thresholds.

8Where is a newly nominated Burkina notaire's charge created?

A.At the Cour de cassation in Ouagadougou for every notaire

B.At the CEFORE commercial one-stop shop

C.At the Tribunal de Grande Instance in whose ressort the notaire is assigned

D.At the Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo UFR/SJP

Explanation: The 2021 Ordre notice states that charges are created for each nominated notaire at the TGI of assignment. Loi n°021-2019/AN art. 3 places creation, transfer and suppression of charges with a décret in the Council of Ministers. CEFORE and the university are not the seat of the charge.

9Loi n°021-2019/AN art. 11 requires the maître de stage of a notaire stagiaire to have:

A.A French notarial diploma (DSN) regardless of Burkina practice

B.At least three years of professional practice, or the stage may be in a société professionnelle notariale

C.Membership of the barreau for ten years

D.No experience condition; any clerc may supervise the stage

Explanation: Art. 11 requires two years of stage in an office whose maître de stage has three years' professional practice, or in a société professionnelle notariale. A French DSN is not the Burkina condition. Barreau membership is the avocat pathway. A clerc is not the statutory maître de stage.

10Which 2026 eligibility items were stated in the Ministère de la Justice communiqué of 26 March 2026?

A.A licence in letters and a 50,000 FCFA fee

B.Burkinabè nationality or reciprocity, maîtrise en droit or recognised equivalent, 25,000 FCFA fee, and an engagement to occupy any charge on the national territory

C.Only a criminal-record extract, with no diploma condition

D.Mandatory prior enrolment as an avocat at the Ouagadougou barreau

Explanation: The 26 March 2026 communiqué listed nationality or reciprocity, civic rights, specified criminal-record bars, maîtrise en droit or recognised equivalent, a non-refundable 25,000 FCFA fee, and a written engagement to occupy any charge nationwide. Equivalence follows décret n°97-301 and is not presumed. A licence in letters, a 50,000 FCFA fee, or prior barreau enrolment are not the published conditions.

About the Burkina Faso Notaire Concours Exam

Burkina Faso's concours d'accès à la profession de notaire is jointly organised by the Ordre des Notaires du Burkina Faso and the Ministère de la Justice. The 2026 sitting opened with 1,185 candidates for 20 posts (Sidwaya, 24 May 2026); Secretary-General Harouna KADIO and Ordre president Me Yacouba DEMBELÉ launched the first paper at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo. Official papers are in French: rédaction d'actes, then an étude de cas drawn from civil, commercial, fiscal, judiciaire privé or DIP, then a 30-minute oral. Loi n°021-2019/AN of 7 May 2019 is the statut des notaires: the notary is an officier public named to ensure a public service of proof, holds the State seal, and is nominated by décret. After admission, a two-year stage in a Burkina étude precedes proposal to the Minister of Justice; charges are created at a TGI. 2026 eligibility (Ministry communiqué, 26 March 2026) includes age 23 completed on 31 December 2026, Burkina nationality or reciprocity, and maîtrise en droit; the 2019 law still requires 25 years for admission to notaire functions after the stage. This free English MCQ bank trains the legal knowledge behind those papers; it is not an official translation or a format simulation.

Assessment

Two written admissibility papers plus one oral admission, as last fully published in the 17 May 2021 Ordre notice (lefaso.net article 104751) and confirmed in 2026 reporting (rédaction d'actes then a case/choice paper, then oral). Written: (1) rédaction d'actes, coefficient 3, 3 hours; (2) étude de cas, coefficient 3, 4 hours, subject drawn from droit civil, commercial, fiscal, judiciaire privé or DIP. Oral: 30 minutes, coefficient 3, exposé on the notarial function and/or a legal problem plus discussion. Candidates are admissible if the written average is at least 12/20. Admitted candidates become notaires stagiaires for two years in a Burkina étude, then are proposed to the Minister of Justice for nomination by décret; a charge is created at a TGI. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the underlying law — not an official translation, not a simulation of acte drafting, and not a substitute for timed French rédaction.

Time Limit

2021 published durations (still the last fully specified timetable): rédaction d'actes 3 hours; étude de cas 4 hours; oral 30 minutes. 2026 written sitting launched 24 May 2026 at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou.

Passing Score

Written admissibility average ≥ 12/20 (2021 Ordre notice). Final admission is ranked against the posted vacancies (20 posts in 2026). Papers are graded out of 20.

Exam Fee

25,000 FCFA non-refundable participation fee (Ministère de la Justice communiqué, 26 March 2026). (Ordre des Notaires du Burkina Faso / Ministère de la Justice)

Burkina Faso Notaire Concours Exam Content Outline

~25% of this bank

Civil persons, property, contracts and succession

CPF 2025 concepts: capacity, marriage, contracts, property and succession, without unconfirmed article numbers.

~20% of this bank

Notarial acts, authenticité and rédaction

Acte authentique, minute, grosse, copie, comparution and capacity.

~12% of this bank

Commercial and OHADA

Companies, commerce and security interests as they meet the notary.

~12% of this bank

Fiscal enregistrement and publicité

Registration and land publicity that make rights opposable.

~12% of this bank

Judiciaire privé and foncier

TGI competence, enforcement and RAF 2025 land concepts.

~8% of this bank

Private international law (DIP)

Immovables, personal status, form of acts and public policy.

~11% of this bank

Professional statute, stage and Ordre

2019 statut, 2026 20-post sitting, 12/20 bar, two-year stage and décret nomination.

How to Pass the Burkina Faso Notaire Concours Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Written admissibility average ≥ 12/20 (2021 Ordre notice). Final admission is ranked against the posted vacancies (20 posts in 2026). Papers are graded out of 20.
Assessment: Two written admissibility papers plus one oral admission, as last fully published in the 17 May 2021 Ordre notice (lefaso.net article 104751) and confirmed in 2026 reporting (rédaction d'actes then a case/choice paper, then oral). Written: (1) rédaction d'actes, coefficient 3, 3 hours; (2) étude de cas, coefficient 3, 4 hours, subject drawn from droit civil, commercial, fiscal, judiciaire privé or DIP. Oral: 30 minutes, coefficient 3, exposé on the notarial function and/or a legal problem plus discussion. Candidates are admissible if the written average is at least 12/20. Admitted candidates become notaires stagiaires for two years in a Burkina étude, then are proposed to the Minister of Justice for nomination by décret; a charge is created at a TGI. This 100-question bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation of the underlying law — not an official translation, not a simulation of acte drafting, and not a substitute for timed French rédaction.
Time limit: 2021 published durations (still the last fully specified timetable): rédaction d'actes 3 hours; étude de cas 4 hours; oral 30 minutes. 2026 written sitting launched 24 May 2026 at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou.
Exam fee: 25,000 FCFA non-refundable participation fee (Ministère de la Justice communiqué, 26 March 2026).

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Burkina Faso Notaire Concours Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practise timed French rédaction d'actes; this English MCQ bank cannot replace the 3-hour drafting paper.

2Drill the 2019 statut: public-proof function, Ordre, two-year stage, décret nomination and TGI charge.

3For the étude de cas, prepare all five draw subjects (civil, commercial/OHADA, fiscal, judiciaire privé, DIP) rather than betting on one.

4Treat CPF 2025 and RAF 2025 as concept frameworks; do not memorise unverified article numbers.

5After MCQ review, write a 30-minute French exposé on the notarial function as the oral requires.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the official Burkina Faso notaire concours a multiple-choice exam in English?

No. Official papers are written and oral in French: rédaction d'actes, an étude de cas, and a 30-minute oral. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation or a simulation of acte drafting.

Who organises the 2026 recruitment?

The Ordre des Notaires du Burkina Faso in collaboration with the Ministère de la Justice. Sidwaya (24 May 2026) reported the launch by Secretary-General Harouna KADIO and Ordre president Me Yacouba DEMBELÉ at Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, with 1,185 candidates for 20 posts.

What is the written admissibility bar?

The 2021 Ordre notice required an average of at least 12/20 across the two written papers. 2026 reporting confirmed the same two written papers (rédaction d'actes and a case/choice subject) plus oral admission.

What happens after admission?

Admitted candidates are enrolled as notaires stagiaires and complete a two-year practical stage in a Burkina étude. Those with a favourable stage report are proposed to the Minister of Justice for nomination by décret; a charge is created at the TGI of assignment (2021 Ordre notice; loi n°021-2019/AN).

What diploma is required?

At least a maîtrise en droit or a diploma recognised as equivalent (2026 Ministry communiqué; GlobaLex; loi n°021-2019/AN art. 11). Equivalence is proved by the candidate under décret n°97-301 of 16 July 1997; it is not presumed.

How old must a 2026 candidate be?

The 26 March 2026 Ministry communiqué required at least 23 years completed on 31 December 2026 for the concours. That is distinct from loi n°021-2019/AN art. 11, which still requires 25 years completed for admission to the functions of notaire after the two-year stage.