The professions of court-appointed administrator and court-appointed agent are represented in dealings with the public authorities by a National Council of Court-appointed Administrators and Court-appointed Agents, a non-profit organisation with legal personality, responsible for defending the collective interests of these professions. The National Council may, before all courts, exercise all the rights reserved to civil parties in respect of acts that are directly or indirectly prejudicial to the collective interests of the two professions. In addition, it is the responsibility of the national council to ensure that judicial representatives comply with their obligations, to organise their professional training, to ensure that they comply with their obligation to maintain and improve their knowledge and to supervise their studies.
No later than 1 January 2014, the national council shall set up, under its responsibility, an electronic portal offering secure electronic communication services relating to the activities of the two professions. Under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, this portal will enable court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and persons designated pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of that same article.
The National Council shall give an account of the fulfilment of these missions in a report which it shall send each year to the Minister of Justice.
The methods of election and operation of the national council, which comprises in equal numbers a college representing court-appointed administrators and a college representing court-appointed agents, are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.