Persons remanded in custody until their appearance before the court may be held in a premises other than a prison until the third working day following the order prescribing detention at the latest. Failing this, they shall be released automatically in accordance with the provisions of article 396.
The provisions of articles 717-3 and 719-4 as well as those of the first five paragraphs of article 716 and the second paragraph of Article 727 shall not apply to them.
For the application of article 715, article 719, the second paragraph of article 724 and the first paragraph of article 727, the premises provided for in the first paragraph shall be deemed to be a prison.
For the application of article 725, a person holding public authority who receives persons remanded in custody within premises other than a prison is considered to be an agent of the prison administration.
Provided that they have not been placed under judicial supervision, the valuables, jewellery and effects carried by detainees are taken in charge by the public authority responsible for the premises. They are then inventoried so that they can be handed over to the person concerned on their release or to the prison establishment to which they will be taken if necessary.
A decree shall determine, as necessary, the conditions of application of this article and the detention regime applicable in these premises.