The Ministry of Justice is authorised to create a personal data processing system known as the “digital criminal file” to be implemented in each court. The purposes of this processing, which concerns adults and minors, are to:
1° To facilitate and improve the processing of criminal files by judges, court clerks and persons authorised to assist them by enabling :
a) The use, for the conduct of criminal proceedings, of the digital procedural file as well as the digitised copy of the file, the single personality file relating to minors and dematerialised minutes;
b) A personalised study of files in a completely digital manner;
2° To facilitate the exchange of information and access to the procedural file, in compliance with the provisions of this code and the Articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-10 of the juvenile criminal justice code :
a) Within the court and between courts dealing with the case file or some of its exhibits;
b) With persons involved in the proceedings within the meaning of Article 11, lawyers and parties;
c) With any public or private administration, establishment, authority or person authorised under specific legislative or regulatory provisions to be provided with all or part of a criminal case file or decision.