Where there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting persons of having committed one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveillance operation, and when required by the needs of the investigation or enquiry, officers of the judicial police and, under their authority, the officers of the judicial police in charge of investigations may, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the case, who shall notify the public prosecutor’s office in advance, ask any civil servant or public agent not to carry out the control and questioning of these persons so as not to jeopardise the continuation of the investigation.
As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of one of the offences falling within the scope of the same articles 706-73, 706-73-1 or 706-74 or used to commit them, and when the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, officers of the judicial police and, under their authority, the judicial police officers in charge of investigations may, with the authorisation of the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation or of the investigating judge hearing the case, who shall give prior notice to the public prosecutor’s office, ask any civil servant or public agent not to proceed with the control and seizure of these objects, goods or products so as not to compromise the continuation of the investigations.
The authorisation of the public prosecutor or investigating judge, which may be given by any means, shall be mentioned or placed in the case file. The public prosecutor shall without delay inform the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court of the issue of such authorisation.