Section 1: Processing of criminal records

On receipt of a request for rectification or deletion, the territorially competent public prosecutor or the magistrate referred to in Article 230-9 shall inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter. If the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction or the magistrate referred to in Article 230-9 does not order the deletion or rectification, the interested party may, pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 230-8 and the fourth…

The implementation and updating of the processing operation shall be supervised by a senior public prosecutor, appointed for three years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assisted by a committee of three members appointed under the same conditions. The authorities managing the processing shall send him, at his request, any information relating to the processing. This magistrate may order any measures necessary for the exercise of his control….

I.-The right to object provided for in article 38 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to this processing operation. Any person identified in the file as a victim may, however, object to personal data concerning him or her being kept in the file once the perpetrator has been convicted. Such persons shall be informed of their right to…

Without prejudice to the application of Article 44 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, the Director General of the National Police and the Director General of the National Gendarmerie shall jointly report annually to the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties on the verification, updating and deletion of information recorded in the processing.