Yes, the text attached is correct (had to be!) but is specifically geared toward the specific profession of "démolisseurs-récupérateurs" (those professionals who demolish or trade parts of non running vehicles). Once again, one has to distinguish, as often in France, between the letter and the spirit of the Legislation. A vehicle is considered by the French Code de la Route as a "bien mobilier" (which I translate as "mobile good", like a piece of furniture, unlike a building which can not move) and the owner can do what he wants with it, as long as he does not endanger anyone else's life (safety). The gendarmes close their eyes on all these private exchanges or sales of parts at autojumbles throughout the country and the public authorities do not question all these adds for "non running cars" in the specialised press.

So you still can buy parts or complete non running 2CVs in France. The Contrôle Technique will have to be passed once the car is restored and in a proper running condition. Since there are indeed no CTs for non running cars, you must restore your "mobile good" before going to the test centre and use it on the road.

We also have a new piece of legislation going through here which will see it illegal to sell cars "for spares or repairs". The only people who will be allowed to buy cars that do not have a current CT [MOT Test] will be licensed scrap dealers.

When this bit of legislation goes through it will see a lot of repairable cars being crushed.

And they arent that rare as Russ says, OK you dont see them, but they are out there and for sale everywhere, in france they are still ten a penny, just have to look around a bit to see that.