Subject to articles 56-1 to 56-5 and to respect for professional secrecy and the rights of the defence mentioned in article 56, the operations prescribed by the said article shall be carried out in the presence of the person whose home the search is taking place.
If this is not possible, the judicial police officer will be obliged to invite the person to designate a representative of his choice; failing this, the judicial police officer will choose two witnesses required for this purpose by him, other than persons under his administrative authority.
The minutes of these operations, drawn up as stated in Article 66, shall be signed by the persons referred to in this article; in the event of refusal, this shall be noted in the minutes.