The French law of 8 March 2024 wrote the annual background check into article L. 212-9 of the code du sport. Paak handles the full cycle on the club side. Paak performs no verification and certifies nothing.
The duty covers functions, not volunteer status. Sports educators (paid or voluntary), referees and judges, operators of sports establishments ("notably association officers" per the Ministry of Sports). The parent running the bar or the scoring table is not a supervisor: do not ask them for an attestation. Full detail, with sources, in Child protection: who is actually covered.
Step 1: Complete identity fields
Before preparing the federation upload, each instructor (coach, staff, admin, referee) needs the 4 identity fields required by FIJAISV:
- Birth name: maiden name if different.
- City of birth.
- INSEE code (5 digits).
- Title (M / F).
Step 2: Compliance dashboard
- From Operations, click Qualifications.
- Pick the "Honorabilité" tab.
- Real-time summary: total instructors, verified, expired, expiring soon, never verified, and compliance rate.
Step 3: Export the federation CSV
The "Export for federation" button (Paak One and Paak Pro) generates a CSV in the SI Honorabilité format expected by the French Ministry of Sports.
Step 4: Mark an instructor verified
Once the federation responds, click "Mark Verified". Note: in sport the State issues no attestation to the individual; it only notifies you if there is an incapacity. What you record here is the club-side tracking of the annual check: an optional reference (a number your federation may provide), the verification type (usually SI Honorabilité (Federation)), and the next check's due date (default 12 months).
Automations (Paak One & Paak Pro)
- Automatic legal notification: each new instructor receives an email per the law of 8 March 2024.
- Expiry reminders: emails at 30, 14, 7 and 0 days before expiry.
- Yearly renewal reminder: at 30 days before expiry.
FAQ
Who is concerned?
Functions, not a status: sports educators (paid or voluntary), referees and judges, operators of sports establishments ("notably association officers") and anyone working with minors inside a sports establishment. Verification is annual. A volunteer who does not supervise (bar, scoring table, occasional supervised drive) is out of scope (see Child protection: who is actually covered).
Does Paak verify the background itself?
No. Federations transmit licensee data automatically so that the State services can run the check. Paak prepares the CSV and tracks status.
Where is the government portal?
For sport, there is no portal you log into yourself: the check runs through your federation, which transmits identities to the State via SI Honorabilité. Note: honorabilite.social.gouv.fr is for the social and medico-social sector, not sport; a request there is actually refused for the sports sector. The French Ministry of Sports reference page is sports.gouv.fr/controle-d-honorabilite.
Last updated: May 13, 2026 ID :
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