A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

The Attorney General grants or refuses authorisation by decree to effectively exercise the powers attached to the status of judicial police officer. The authorisation is valid for the entire period of commitment to the operational reserve, including in the event of a change of posting, and for a maximum of five years from the date of retirement of the reservist gendarme. When considering refusing authorisation, the public prosecutor will inform…

The public prosecutor of the place where the judicial police officer usually carries out his duties shall order the withdrawal or, for a period not exceeding two years, the suspension of the authorisation to exercise the powers attached to the status of judicial police officer, by order issued either ex officio or on the proposal of the commander of the gendarmerie group or region. The public prosecutor will first hear…

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.