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Article R78-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Bulletin no. 1 of the criminal record is sent by letter to the requesting judicial authority. Bulletin No. 1 may also be issued by secure electronic means, including where this is provided for by international conventions. In urgent cases, this may be sent by fax. If the request for bulletin no. 1 comes from the central authority of a Member State of the European Union, the reply is sent without…

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Article R79 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Other than the cases provided for in 1°, 2° and 4° of Article 776, bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record is issued: 1° To the State public authorities responsible for policing foreign nationals; 2° To those responsible for the interests of veterans, victims of war and wards of the Nation; 3° To those responsible for reorganising the agricultural, commercial, industrial or craft professions; 4° To those responsible for awarding…

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Article R80 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Bulletin no. 2 is requested from the automated national criminal records department by letter, telegram, teletransmission or magnetic medium with an indication of the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested, the capacity of the requesting authority and the reason for the request. If the person whose bulletin is requested is a legal entity, the request must include an indication of its name, its registration in the National…

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Article R81 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If there are one or more criminal records other than those listed in articles 775 and 775-1 A, the content as well as that of the information provided for in Article 769 is reproduced on bulletin no. 2. If not, the bulletin n° 2 is marked “nil”. If the request for bulletin no. 2 comes from the central authority of a Member State of the European Union, the reply is…

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Article R82 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The bulletin no. 3 may only be requested from the automated national criminal records department by the person concerned, or their legal representative in the case of a minor or an adult under guardianship. The request, which must specify the civil status of the person concerned, may be made by letter or by secure electronic means. In the latter case, the applicant can identify themselves securely using the FranceConnect teleservice….

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Article R83 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The identity check provided for by Article R. 77 must be carried out before the bulletin no. 3 is issued to persons born in France. If the result of this examination proves negative, the automated national criminal records department will only issue bulletin no. 3 on the basis of a birth certificate.

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Article R84 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When there is no record in the criminal record or when the information contained in the records does not need to be entered on bulletin no. 3, the latter is cancelled by a crossbar. In this case, the information may be sent by secure electronic means. When examination of the records reveals the existence of one of the convictions provided for in article 777, the content, with an indication of…

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