Section 2: Rights guaranteed to detained foreign nationals

A foreign national who is notified that he or she is to be detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 shall immediately be informed by the judicial police officer or, under the latter’s supervision, by the judicial police agent, in a language that he or she understands or can reasonably be presumed to understand, of the reasons for his or her detention, the maximum duration of the measure and the fact…

The detained foreign national’s lawyer may, upon arrival at the place of detention, communicate with the foreign national for thirty minutes, under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the interview.The foreign national may request that the lawyer attend his or her hearings. In this case, the first hearing, unless it only concerns identity details, may not begin without the presence of the lawyer before the expiry of a period of…

If special circumstances so require, the criminal investigation police officer will personally notify the foreign national’s family and the person chosen by the foreign national of his or her detention.If necessary, he or she will inform the public prosecutor for the purposes of an investigation in the interests of the children.