With the prior agreement of the Minister of Justice to whom a request for mutual legal assistance has been made for this purpose, foreign police officers may pursue undercover operations on the territory of the Republic, under the direction of French judicial police officers, in accordance with the provisions of articles 706-81 à 706-87. The agreement of the Minister of Justice may be subject to conditions. The operation must then be authorised by the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court or the investigating judge of the same jurisdiction under the conditions set out in article 706-81.
The Minister of Justice may give his consent only if the foreign agents are assigned in their country to a specialised service and carry out police duties similar to those of the specially authorised national agents referred to in article 706-81.