I. – Candidates who meet the following conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration’s operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis:
1° Be of French nationality ;
2° Be aged between eighteen and sixty-seven;
3° Must not have been convicted of a criminal offence or a misdemeanour listed in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record, or have been disqualified from holding public office;
4° Have the special health conditions required to work in the reserve, the conditions of which are laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the budget;
5° Have fulfilled their national service obligations.
No one may be admitted to the reserve if the administrative investigation, which may be carried out under the conditions provided for in I of article L. 114-1 of the Internal Security Code, shows that the applicant’s behaviour is incompatible with the planned missions.
II. – Retired members of the customs administration who apply to join the operational reserve must not have been the subject of a disciplinary sanction for reasons incompatible with the performance of their duties in the operational reserve.