Compensation mechanism
Published on 29/02/2024
Jurisdiction
The CIVS does not have jurisdiction for this type of loss.
There is compensation that takes into account the concept of non-economic loss. It is the pension for orphans of deported parents instituted by the decree of July 13, 2000 and administered by the Ministry of Defense.
Direction des statuts, des pensions et de la réinsertion sociale
Bureau des titres et statuts
BP 552
14037 Caen Cedex
France
Tel.: 00 332 31 38 45 21
Although the aim of the CIVS is to provide compensation for material losses, this compensation also has a moral and symbolic dimension. Since 1995, the year in which President Jacques Chirac delivered a speech commemorating the Vel’d’Hiv round-up, its goal has been to acknowledge France’s “unremitting debt” toward Jewish Holocaust victims. This pronouncement led to the creation of the Mattéoli Working Party in 1997—the aim of which was to assess the scope of the spoliations that occurred—and then to the creation of the CIVS.
In addition to this French program, the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (Foundation for the Memory of the Holocaust) finances a number of Jewish organizations dedicated to remembrance of the victims as well as research projects in this field.
Other Jewish organizations that work in this area include the “Passerelles” (Gateways) contact center created by the Fonds Social Juif Unifié (FSJU—United Jewish Welfare Fund). Call-takers share the same story as you. Their toll-free number from France is 0 800 39 45 00.
The Commission, which comes under the authority of the Prime Minister, is not a court but rather an administrative body.
It is sovereign and independent.
This “status” enables the Commission to process claims without difficulty which could not have been re-examined in a court because of the statute of limitations.
Consult the Regulatory texts.