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Article R2-16 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

Judicial police officers, in the course of an investigation or the execution of a letter rogatory, may only seek or receive orders or instructions from the judicial authority to which they report.

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Article R2-16

Les officiers de police judiciaire, à l’occasion d’une enquête ou de l’exécution d’une commission rogatoire, ne peuvent solliciter ou recevoir des ordres ou instructions que de l’autorité judiciaire dont ils dépendent.

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