Where, pursuant to article 706-106-4, the Public Prosecutor at the Nanterre Judicial Court shall order an investigation into the possible criminal background of a person convicted of offences under Article 706-106-1 or for whom there are one or more plausible reasons for suspecting that he or she has committed or attempted to commit such acts, the investigations are conducted in the form of a preliminary enquiry.
Where, pursuant to the same article, the public prosecutor at the Nanterre judicial court refers the matter to the investigating judge for the same purpose, the proceedings shall be conducted as a preliminary investigation.