The court which passes sentence may expressly exclude its mention in bulletin No. 2 either in the sentencing judgment, or by judgment passed subsequently on the application of the convicted person investigated and judged in accordance with the rules of jurisdiction and procedure laid down by articles 702-1 and 703. The competent courts are then composed in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article 702-1.
The exclusion of the mention of a conviction in bulletin no. 2 entails the lifting of all prohibitions, disqualifications or incapacities of any kind whatsoever resulting from this conviction.
The provisions of this article do not apply to persons convicted of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47.
This article also applies to judgments or rulings declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder.
If a French national has been convicted by a foreign court, he or she may also, using the same procedure, apply to the criminal court of his or her place of residence, or of Paris if he or she resides abroad, for the entry to be excluded from bulletin no. 2.