Article 706-56-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
The register of personal data collected as part of judicial proceedings, kept by the criminal records department under the authority of the Minister of Justice and placed under the control of a magistrate, is intended to facilitate and make reliable knowledge of the personality and assessment of the dangerousness of persons prosecuted or convicted for one of the offences for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred, and to prevent the repetition…