Article D32-2-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
For the application of the provisions of article 116-1 relating to the audiovisual recording of questioning of persons under criminal investigation, an original recording shall be made and placed under sealed conditions. A copy of this recording is placed in the file. This copy may be common to all recordings made during the investigation. On the instruction of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, the recordings shall be destroyed…