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Article 706-53-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the person concerned or on expiry, from the date of delivery of the decision provided for in the same Article 706-53-2, of a period of : 1° Thirty years in the case of a felony or misdemeanour…

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Article 706-53-5 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file shall be subject, as a security measure, to the obligations set out in this article. The person is required, either, if he or she resides abroad, to contact the file manager, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or the police station or gendarmerie of his or her place of residence, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by attending…

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Article 706-53-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file is informed of this by the judicial authority, either by notification in person, or by registered letter sent to the last declared address, or, failing this, by the use of force publique by the judicial police officer, with the prior authorisation of the public prosecutor. The person is then informed of the measures and obligations to which they are subject pursuant…

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Article 706-53-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The information contained in the file shall be directly accessible, via a secure telecommunications system: 1° To the judicial authorities; 2° To officers of the judicial police, in the context of proceedings concerning a crime of wilful bodily harm, kidnapping or unlawful confinement, or an offence referred to in Article 706-47 and for carrying out the procedures provided for in Articles 706-53-5 et 706-53-8 ; 3° To prefects and State…

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Article 706-53-8 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Under terms specified by the decree provided for in article 706-53-12, the file manager shall directly notify the Ministry of the Interior, which shall immediately forward the information to the competent police or gendarmerie services, in the event of a new entry or change of address concerning an entry or when the person has not provided proof of address within the required timeframe. It shall directly notify the service managing…

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Article 706-53-9 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person providing proof of their identity shall obtain, upon request to the public prosecutor at the judicial court in whose jurisdiction they reside, full disclosure of the information concerning them contained in the file. The provisions of the third to fifth paragraphs of Article 777-2 shall then apply.

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Article 706-53-10 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person whose identity is entered in the file may ask the public prosecutor to rectify or order the deletion of information concerning him or her if the information is not accurate or if its retention no longer appears necessary in view of the purpose of the file, having regard to the nature of the offence, the age of the person when it was committed, the time that has elapsed…

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Article 706-53-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in this chapter and any other file or collection of nominative data held by any person whatsoever or by a State department not under the authority of the Ministry of Justice, with the exception of…

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Article 706-53-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The terms and conditions of application of the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Council of State issued after consultation of the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés. This decree shall specify in particular the conditions under which the file shall keep a record of the queries and consultations to which it is subjected.

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