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Hosting civic-service volunteers: distinct systems

Hosting a service placement requires identifying the national scheme before preparing the organisation's approval and mission documents. France's voluntary Service Civique and Switzerland's regulated civilian-service placements are different statuses, not translated versions of one contract. Record the host, public-interest task, competent authority and proposed duties. An ordinary volunteering agreement does not automatically satisfy either scheme.

  • Organisation and internal decision
  • Proposed public-interest duties
  • Supervision and reception
  • Approval and financial records
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What mission is actually proposed?

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Describe activities, public, aims and supervision. A generic public-interest statement does not explain the placement.

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Your question concerns “Hosting civic-service volunteers: distinct systems”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?

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Point to complete: Approval and financial records. Collect governing documents, decision, activity report, accounts and budget required by the scheme. The worksheet grants no approval.

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  1. Which approval records are available?

This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.

Answer

Which organisation wants to host French Service Civique?

Identify structure, governance and internal decision. The approved-host scheme differs from ordinary volunteering.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

Preparation schematic: connect records and questions. It does not guarantee a legal outcome. Hosting civic-service volunteers: distinct systems
Preparation schematic: connect records and questions. It does not guarantee a legal outcome.
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Which documents answer which questions?

Which documents answer which questions?
Record or informationIssue to check
Organisation and internal decisionIdentify structure, governance and internal decision. The approved-host scheme differs from ordinary volunteering.
Proposed public-interest dutiesDescribe activities, public, aims and supervision. A generic public-interest statement does not explain the placement.
Supervision and receptionDocument responsible functions, availability, guidance and training. Separate volunteer mission from routine staffing needs.
Approval and financial recordsCollect governing documents, decision, activity report, accounts and budget required by the scheme. The worksheet grants no approval.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

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What mission is actually proposed?

Describe activities, public, aims and supervision. A generic public-interest statement does not explain the placement.

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How will supervision and reception work?

Document responsible functions, availability, guidance and training. Separate volunteer mission from routine staffing needs.

The law

Which official provision helps explain this situation?

L'agrément prévu au présent titre ne peut être délivré qu'aux organismes mentionnés au premier alinéa du II de l'article L. 120-1.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesIn force since 26 August 2021Read on Légifrance

In plain English: No. Swiss LSC recognition and placements concern regulated civilian service; they do not confer the French Service Civique participant status.

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Which approval records are available?

Collect governing documents, decision, activity report, accounts and budget required by the scheme. The worksheet grants no approval.

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Is Swiss civilian service the same programme?

No. Swiss LSC recognition and placements concern regulated civilian service; they do not confer the French Service Civique participant status.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

Answer

Does organisational recognition approve every placement?

No. Read the actual decision, authorised duties and conditions. Organisational recognition and an individual placement agreement are separate records.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

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What must be checked before advertising a place?

Compare approval status, authorised mission, dates and actual supervision capacity. A pending request is not an obtained decision.

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What does the host file deliver?

It connects organisation, mission, supervision and approval. It guarantees no recognition, placement or universal financial contribution.

Frequent questions

What other questions arise in this file?

What mission is actually proposed?

Describe activities, public, aims and supervision. A generic public-interest statement does not explain the placement.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

Which approval records are available?

Collect governing documents, decision, activity report, accounts and budget required by the scheme. The worksheet grants no approval.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

Is Swiss civilian service the same programme?

No. Swiss LSC recognition and placements concern regulated civilian service; they do not confer the French Service Civique participant status.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

What must be checked before advertising a place?

Compare approval status, authorised mission, dates and actual supervision capacity. A pending request is not an obtained decision.

Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesCode du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsCode du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceLSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsAgence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligne

Sources

Which official references should you consult?

  1. Code du service national art.L120-30 : agrément des organismesLégifrance
  2. Code du service national art.L120-2 : Agence et gestion des agrémentsLégifrance
  3. Code du service national art.L120-31 : coûts d’accueil/accompagnementLégifrance
  4. LSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 42 Décision de reconnaissanceFedlex
  5. LSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 43 Procédure de reconnaissanceFedlex
  6. LSC/ZDG SR824.0 : Art. 44 Instructions et inspectionsFedlex
  7. Agence du Service Civique : Formuler une demande d’agrément en ligneSource officielle

Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026

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