Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the territorially competent public prosecutors, the public prosecutor of the place where the departure station of a passenger rail transport vehicle is located may, with a view to the checks and inspections implemented in this vehicle on its journey, issue the requisitions and instructions provided for in the sixth paragraph of Article 78-2 and in Article 78-2-2.
Where the station of departure is located outside national territory, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the public prosecutors with territorial jurisdiction, the requisitions and instructions mentioned in the first paragraph of this article may be issued by the public prosecutor of the place where the station of arrival is located.
The public prosecutors of the places where the train makes a stop shall be informed.
Where the departure and arrival stations are outside national territory, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the territorially competent public prosecutors, the requisitions and instructions referred to in the same first paragraph may be taken by the public prosecutor of the place where the train first stops in France. The public prosecutors of the other places where the train stops shall be informed.