A minor is an individual of either sex who has not yet reached the age of eighteen years.
Bone X-ray examinations for the purpose of determining age, in the absence of valid identity documents and where the alleged age is not likely, may only be carried out by decision of the judicial authority and after obtaining the consent of the person concerned.
The conclusions of these examinations, which must specify the margin of error, cannot on their own determine whether the person concerned is a minor. Doubt benefits the person concerned.
If there is any doubt as to whether the person concerned is a minor, no assessment of his or her age may be made on the basis of an examination of the pubertal development of primary and secondary sexual characteristics.