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Article 803 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

No person may be handcuffed or shackled unless he or she is considered to be either dangerous to others or to himself or herself, or likely to attempt to abscond.

In either case, all appropriate measures must be taken, in conditions compatible with security requirements, to prevent a handcuffed or shackled person from being photographed or the subject of an audiovisual recording.

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Article 803

Nul ne peut être soumis au port des menottes ou des entraves que s’il est considéré soit comme dangereux pour autrui ou pour lui-même, soit comme susceptible de tenter de prendre la fuite.

Dans ces deux hypothèses, toutes mesures utiles doivent être prises, dans les conditions compatibles avec les exigences de sécurité, pour éviter qu’une personne menottée ou entravée soit photographiée ou fasse l’objet d’un enregistrement audiovisuel.

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