For the sole purpose of detecting illegal employment offences committed via electronic communications for which they are competent, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 and specially authorised for this purpose, under conditions specified by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for Employment, and the inspection officers mentioned in 4° and 8° of article L. 8271-1-2 may carry out the following acts under a pseudonym without being criminally liable:
1° Participate in electronic exchanges, including with persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences ;
2° By this means, extract or retain data on persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences and any evidence.
Under penalty of nullity, these acts may not constitute incitement to commit an offence.