The administrative authority competent to take the surrender decision pursuant to articles L. 621-1 to L. 621-7 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.
However, in the cases provided for in articles L. 621-2 and L. 621-3, the prefect may delegate his signature to a police officer in departments sharing a border with one or more Member States of the European Union or the Swiss Confederation for surrender decisions to the authorities of one of these States. The official must have at least the rank of police lieutenant.
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