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Article D15-5-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When the requisitions provided for in Article 60-1 relating to information from a computer system or processing of personal data are sent to one of the bodies or persons mentioned in Article R. 15-33-68, the requested person or body may be asked to provide this information in a digital form that meets standards set by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior. The provisions of…

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Article D15-5-1-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The operations provided for by articles 55-1 and 706-56 may be carried out, on the instructions of a judicial police officer, by a judicial police officer, or by a specialised agent, technician or engineer of the technical and forensic police. In the case provided for in the previous paragraph and that provided for in article D. 7, when the criminal investigation police officers, specialised officers, technicians or engineers of the…

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Article D15-5-1-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

When property liable to confiscation has been seized pursuant to the provisions of this Code, the person concerned shall be informed either during the search or during a subsequent hearing, provided that this information is not likely to compromise the investigation. They are then informed, at least briefly, of the reasons for the seizure. This is mentioned in the report. In the absence of the information provided for in this…

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Article D15-5-2 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The officer or agent of the judicial police responsible for the arrangements for police custody may request by any means an officer or agent of the judicial police belonging to a territorially competent service other than the one in charge of the investigation to carry out the following steps: 1° Notify the persons mentioned in article 63-2; 2° Contact the lawyer appointed or assigned to assist the person in police…

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Article D15-5-3 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being necessary to draw up a report for each of the steps taken to exercise these rights.

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Article D15-5-4 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The report drawn up pursuant to article 61-1 states that the person has been informed of their right to request the assistance of a lawyer from the start of the hearing or at any time during the hearing. Where a summons has been sent to the person in advance, it shall indicate, where appropriate, that the person may appoint a lawyer immediately or at any time during the hearing.

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Article D15-5-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Any person placed in police custody who has requested the assistance of a lawyer pursuant to article 63-3-1 who is moved to a place other than that of the investigating department may not be interviewed in that place if his lawyer has not been notified of the move in accordance with Article 63-4-3-1.

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Article D15-5-7 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If a person of full age is taken into police custody, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall ask whether he or she is the subject of a legal protection measure, in order to implement the provisions of Article 706-112-1 and Article D. 47-14. The same applies in the event of the detention of a person pursuant to articles 133-1,141-4,709-1-1and 716-5.

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Article D15-6 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

For the application of the provisions of Article 64-1 relating to the audiovisual recording of the questioning of a person held in police custody for a crime, account shall be taken of the nature of the offence of which that person is informed in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article 63-1, without prejudice to a new characterisation of the facts at any time during the proceedings…

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