Chapter III: WAITING ZONE REGIME

Every four years, within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, a list of ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 343-2, shall be drawn up.The list of ad hoc administrators shall be made available to the public on the premises of the registry office of the court of appeal and the judicial courts, and may also be displayed…

A natural person may only be entered on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 only if he meets the following conditions:1° Be at least twenty-three and no more than seventy years of age;2° Have been known for a sufficient period of time for their interest in children’s issues and for their competence;3° Have their residence within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal ;4°…

With a view to registering a legal entity on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in Article R. 343-2, proof must be provided:1° That the managers of the legal entity meet the conditions provided for in 4° and 5° of Article R. 343-3;2° That each of the persons likely to carry out an ad hoc administrator assignment on behalf of the legal entity meets the conditions provided for…

Applications for inclusion on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 are sent to the public prosecutor at the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.The public prosecutor examines the applications. He obtains the opinion of the guardianship judge, the children’s judge, the liberty and detention judge, the president of the departmental council and the inter-regional director of the judicial protection of young people…

Every four years, ad hoc administrators on the list provided for in Article R. 343-2 make a new application for registration, which is examined in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 343-5. When they do so, they must prove that they have complied with the obligations arising from the missions entrusted to them, and in particular those set out in article R. 343-7.

Within one month of the completion of each assignment, the ad hoc administrator sends the public prosecutor a report detailing the steps taken and, where applicable, for the purposes of ensuring the best possible protection, the information gathered on the minor.

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, each person appointed as an ad hoc administrator and who appears on the list provided for in article R. 343-2 an allowance to cover the costs incurred in assisting the minor during his or her placement and detention in the waiting area and…

The lump-sum compensation paid to ad hoc administrators is borne by the State.

The striking off of an ad hoc administrator may be pronounced each year by the general assembly of the court of appeal, either at the request of the person concerned, or on the initiative of the first president or the public prosecutor after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present his observations, if one of the conditions provided for in articles R. 343-3 and R. 343-4 cease…