Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline

A magistrate appointed by the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, from among the magistrates of the public prosecutor’s offices is responsible, for the jurisdiction of one or more courts of appeal, for inspecting judicial administrators, including those appointed under the conditions of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2. An alternate magistrate is appointed under the same conditions. A magistrate appointed by the Minister and placed under the…

The financial situation provided for in Article L. 811-11is sent by the national council to the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40.

Regional inspecting magistrates carry out inspections at the request of the Government Commissioner or the coordinating magistrate. They may also carry out inspections on their own initiative. They shall inform the coordinating magistrate of the inspections they intend to carry out. The coordinating magistrate may carry out any inspection on his own initiative.

In carrying out their duties, these magistrates have a general power of investigation, verification and control. They may be assisted in carrying out inspections by any persons registered on the list of statutory auditors drawn up pursuant to article L. 822-1 as well as any expert or person of their choice. The costs incurred by this assistance are advanced by the National Council. They are recovered from the inspected professional…

Within two months of the completion of the inspection operations, the member of the judiciary who carried out the inspection draws up a draft report and sends it to the inspected professional by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The inspected professional has one month from the date of receipt to make any comments. At the end of this period, a final report is drawn up by the magistrate who…