L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)

According to a Note from the Central Authority, received 1by the Hague Convention on 2 December 2006:

"(unofficial translation)
The French Agency of Adoption was set up by Law of Parliament n° 2005-744 promulgated on 4 July 2005. It is a public organisation placed under the control of the State with a mandate to provide information and advice and to act as an intermediary body for the adoption of foreign minors less than 15-year-old.
As per above-mentioned law, this agency is entitled to intervene as an intermediary for adoption in all countries that are parties to the Hague Convention of May 29, 1993 on protection of children and cooperation in respect of intercountry adoption.
A.F.A thus became, within the meaning of chapter III and of the provisions of article 22 of the convention, a body accredited by France to intervene in all the other contracting States.
It is in particular entitled to perform the procedural functions laid down in articles 14 to 17, 19 and 20 of the convention, whether be it for sending new applications for adoption or for taking over from the Mission of the International Adoption (M.A.I.) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs the follow-up of the procedures already initiated by the latter. This includes:

- making the report relating to the applicant provided for in article 15,
- delivering the agreement that the adoption may further proceed and, when necessary, the certificate relating to the authorization to enter and reside permanently in France, provided for in article 17.

Related organisations (from)
Organizations that are related to this organization

Organization_1	As	Organization_2	Country	From	To
Autoridade Central Administrativa Federal, Brazil	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Ministry of Justice, Bulgaria	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Le Ministère de l'Action Sociale et de la Solidarité Nationale, Burkina Fasso	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Directora Nacional del Servicio Nacional de Menores, Chile	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA)	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF), Colombia	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Ministry of Social Affairs & Employment, Hungary	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB) Philippines	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Mission de l'adoption internationale (MAI)	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Ministry of Foreign Relations, Mexico	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Instituto de Segurança Social, I.P., Portugal	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Ministry of Education in the Russian Federation	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)			2007-07-05
Centre for International Legal Protection of Children and Youth, Slovak Republic	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Child Adoption Center, Thailand	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)
Department of International Adoptions, Vietnam	Accredited	L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)		2007-00-00	2007-03-00

Related countries, states or provinces
Countries, states or provinces this organization is related to

Organization	Link	Country	From	To
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Sri Lanka
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Hungary
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Paraguay
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Philippines
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Albania
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Mali
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Peru
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	India
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Moldova
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Mauritius
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Guatemala		2008-01-01
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Mongolia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Russian Federation
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Madagascar
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Mexico
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Nepal
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Portugal
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Burkina Faso
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Panama
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Latvia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Burundi
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	China
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Poland
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Colombia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Cambodia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Bulgaria
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Bolivia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Thailand
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Lithuania
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Chile
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Thailand
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Slovakia
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Costa Rica
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Vietnam
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Georgia (country)
L'Agence Française d'Adoption (AFA)	Operates in	Venezuela