The foreign national may only be detained for the time strictly required to examine his or her right of movement or residence and, where applicable, to pronounce and notify the applicable administrative decisions. Detention may not exceed twenty-four hours from the start of the check referred to in article L. 812-2.
In the case provided for in article L. 813-2, the duration of detention carried out for the purposes of identity checks pursuant to article 78-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall count towards the duration of detention for the purposes of checking movement or residence rights.