Apparently a meeting was held today 11/29 with the families. A very little bit more information about the proposed search has appeared here:
Rio-Paris : Quatre mois pour retrouver l'pave - Monde - Actualité Challenges.fr
I will not repeat Google's translation, but leave interpretation to those with a working knowledge of French.
Google's translation of this article:
Secretário francês dos Transportes se reúne com familiares de vítimas | RFI
Says: "Details about the new phase of the search will only be announced on December 13, in another meeting which will be attended [by] BEA..."