Requests for validation of reception certificates may be stored and processed automatically in order to combat abuse of procedure. The corresponding files are set up by the mayors, in accordance with provisions determined by a decree in the Conseil d’Etat, issued after consulting the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés.
This decree specifies how long the recorded information is to be kept and the conditions for updating it, the procedures for authorising the persons who will be required to consult these files and, where applicable, the conditions under which the persons concerned may exercise their right of access.