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Article R15-33-11 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities shall ensure compliance with the principles set out in articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-19. It provides customs officers responsible for judicial police missions with information on the meaning of their missions and the practical conditions under which they are carried out. It makes proposals to the judicial authority on the types of judicial police missions that…

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Article R15-33-12 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities or, if he is unable to do so, the deputy he delegates for this purpose shall receive requisitions for investigations from the public prosecutor and letters rogatory from the examining magistrate in the matters mentioned in l’article 28-1.

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Article R15-33-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

An individual file concerning the activity of each customs officer authorised to carry out judicial police missions is kept permanently at the public prosecutor’s office at the Paris court of appeal. This file includes in particular: 1° Applications for authorisation and the documents attached thereto; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-1, 224 to 229, R. 15-33-8 and R. 15-33-9,…

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Article R15-33-15 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after collecting, where appropriate, the observations of the investigating judges and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up, every two years, a proposal for the rating of customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties, which he sends to the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal. The latter establishes the rating after collecting, where appropriate, the observations of…

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Article R15-33-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The staff report proposals and the ratings provided for in Article R. 15-33-15 are drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They include a detailed general assessment, as well as a numerical mark from 0 to 10 and an assessment of each of the following elements when they have been observed:

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Article R15-33-17 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The report drawn up by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal is notified directly to the authorised customs officer, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fifteen days, at the end of which time the final report is sent to the magistrate responsible for the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities. It will be taken into account for the administrative assessment of…

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Article R15-33-18 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Customs officers performing judicial police duties pursuant to Article 28-1 are directed as appropriate either by the public prosecutor or by the requesting investigating judge. On the occasion of a judicial investigation or the execution of a letter rogatory, they may only seek or receive orders or instructions from the judicial authority that requested them.

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