Section 2: Conditions, procedures for issuing authorisation and related obligations

The approval referred to in article D. 1-12-1 may only be issued to victim support associations which, on the date of the application for approval, have been able to demonstrate for at least one year : 1° Regular articles of association guaranteeing equal access for men and women to the association’s governing bodies; 2° Sound, prudent and disinterested management by the directors, who must have no direct or indirect financial…

Accreditation may only be granted to victim support associations that meet all of the following criteria, as set out in a national reference guide for accredited victim support associations: 1° Multi-disciplinary and forward-looking approach to the care of victims of crime; >>2. 2° Accessibility of reception facilities to all sections of the public; 3° Continuity of service provision; 4° Free and sustainable provision of care; 5° Neutrality and confidentiality of…

The associations referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are not eligible for the approval provided for in article D. 1-12-1.

The application for approval is composed as follows: 1° An application for approval signed by the association’s legal representative; 2° The association’s SIRET number, its identifier in the national register of associations (RNA); 3° A copy of the association’s articles of association in force; 4° A copy of any internal regulations adopted ; 5° A list of the persons responsible for the administration of the association from the last resolution…

The application for approval shall be sent, if possible by electronic means, to the department for access to law and justice and victim support of the general secretariat of the Ministry of Justice.

The association shall report on the activity for which it is approved by sending, if possible by electronic means, to the department for access to law and justice and victim support of the general secretariat of the Ministry of Justice, by the end of the first half of each year at the latest, an activity report and a financial report for the previous year, approved by its general meeting. The…