Regulatory part - Council of State decrees

In criminal matters, copies may be issued to third parties, without prior authorisation: 1° Decisions of the Court of Cassation; 2° Decisions of courts of first or second instance, when they are final and have been handed down publicly following a public debate.

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor may, however, object, by a specially reasoned decision, to the issue of a copy of a decision mentioned in 2° of Article R. 166: 1° In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review; > In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review; In the case of a conviction erased by amnesty, rehabilitation or review 2°…

The Public Prosecutor or the Principal Public Prosecutor may, by reasoned decision and even though no request has yet been made, decide to conceal information enabling the natural persons mentioned in the decision to be identified, when they are parties or third parties, to be concealed if their disclosure is likely to undermine the security or privacy of these persons or their entourage. In any event, this concealment is carried…

When they are issued to third parties: 1° Copies of decisions handed down by assize courts do not mention the identity of the jurors; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by juvenile courts do not mention the identity of the assessors; 3° Copies of decisions handed down by the enforcement divisions of the courts of appeal composed in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 712-13 do not mention the…

Copies of non-final decisions, decisions handed down by investigating courts or courts for the enforcement of sentences and decisions handed down by juvenile courts or after hearings held in camera, as well as copies of other acts or documents in criminal proceedings, may only be issued to third parties with the prior authorisation of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor and provided that the applicant can justify a legitimate…

The decision of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor’s office taken pursuant to articles R. 167, R. 168 or R. 170 is notified to the interested party. The interested party may appeal to the President of the Investigating Chamber within two months of being notified of the decision. Where a decision to suppress has been taken pursuant to Article R. 168 and no request for a copy has yet…

The provisions of articles R. 167 to R. 170 do not apply to access to decisions, acts or documents exercised pursuant to articles L. 213-1 to L. 213-5 of the Heritage Code.