The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal shall order the withdrawal or suspension, for a period not exceeding two years, of the authorisation to carry out judicial police missions, by order issued either ex officio or on the proposal of the magistrate delegated to judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities.
The judge will first hear the customs officer, who may examine the file relating to the facts of which he or she is accused and be assisted by counsel of his or her choice.
A customs officer whose authorisation has been suspended automatically regains the right to perform judicial police duties at the request of the judicial authority when the suspension expires. The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal may, at any time, shorten the duration of the suspension.
After a withdrawal, the authorisation may only be reinstated in the manner provided for its initial attribution.
A posting outside the national judicial customs service entails the loss of the authorisation.