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Article R50-56 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The competent magistrate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within three months of receipt of the request. If there is no response within this period, or if the magistrate does not grant the request, the interested party may refer the matter to the liberty and custody judge for the same purpose within ten days by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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Article R50-57 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

After requesting the public prosecutor’s written submissions, the liberty and custody judge makes a reasoned decision within three months. The order is notified to the public prosecutor or investigating judge and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the interested party.

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Article R50-58 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the liberty and custody judge fails to rule within the time limit set in article R. 50-56 or if his request is not granted, the interested party may, within a period of ten days, refer the matter to the President of the Examining Chamber by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by a declaration made at the registry of the Court of Appeal. The objection must be substantiated,…

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Article R50-60 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The President of the Examining Magistrate’s Court, after requesting the Public Prosecutor’s written submissions, makes a reasoned order within three months. This order is notified to the public prosecutor or the investigating judge and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the interested party. It may only be appealed to the Supreme Court if it does not satisfy, in form, the essential conditions for its legal existence.

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Article R50-61 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

If the requests provided for in article 706-25-12, the public prosecutor shall inform the department managing the file of the decision, which shall proceed without delay, depending on the case, to erase or rectify the data or to record the new justification requirement in the file. The public prosecutor shall inform the department managing the file of the decision, which shall proceed without delay, depending on the case, to erase…

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Article R50-62 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of information concerning them within ten days of being notified of its registration. In this case, the time limits and procedural rules in this section shall apply.

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Article R50-63 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The file shall retain for a period of three years information relating to the recordings and interrogations to which it is subject, specifying the capacity of the person or authority who carried out the operation. This information may only be consulted by the magistrate in charge of the department managing the file or, with his authorisation, by persons authorised by him. It may be used for statistical purposes.

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Article R50-64 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The department managing the file shall proceed with the deletion of the data entered therein: a) On expiry of the time limits laid down in Article 706-25-6 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article 706-25-6; c) When informed of the person’s death; d) When informed of a decision to erase taken pursuant to Article 706-25-12. The department managing the file shall…

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