Article R53-23 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure
The register provided for in the second paragraph of Article 706-57 is kept at the headquarters of each national police service or national gendarmerie unit. It is initialled by the head of the police service or gendarmerie unit. This register is presented, at any time, to the public prosecutor upon request. Each entry in the register has a serial number. This number is mentioned in the record of the statements…