Any victim of a criminal offence may lodge a complaint and have his or her statement taken by the judicial police services or units by an audiovisual means of telecommunication guaranteeing the confidentiality of the transmission.
The victim is informed of his or her rights as set out in article 10-2.
The record of receipt of the complaint and the receipt shall be drawn up and sent in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 15-3-1.
The victim may not be forced to lodge a complaint using audiovisual means of telecommunication.
If justified by the nature or seriousness of the offence, the lodging of a complaint by the victim in accordance with the procedures set out in this article shall not exempt the investigators from conducting a new interview without using a means of telecommunication.
A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall define the conditions for the use of audiovisual means of telecommunication.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat will define the procedures for applying this article. In particular, it shall specify the offences to which the procedure provided for in this article applies and the arrangements for supporting victims who make use of it.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, shall specify the procedures for processing personal data resulting from the procedure for lodging a complaint provided for in this article.