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Article R53-21-19 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The register shall keep for a period of three years, within the limits of the periods defined in Article R. 53-21-20, information relating to recordings, deletions and interrogations of which it is the subject, specifying the surname, first name, department and position of the person or authority who carried out the operation.

This information may only be consulted by the magistrate in charge of the department managing the file or, with his authorisation, by persons placed under his authority and specially authorised by him.

It may be used for statistical purposes.

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Article R53-21-19

Le répertoire conserve pendant une durée de trois ans, dans la limite des durées définies à l’article R. 53-21-20, les informations relatives aux enregistrements, suppressions et interrogations dont il fait l’objet, en précisant le nom, le prénom, le service et la qualité de la personne ou autorité ayant procédé à l’opération.


Ces informations ne peuvent être consultées que par le magistrat chef du service gestionnaire du fichier ou, avec son autorisation, par les personnes placées sous son autorité et qu’il habilite spécialement.


Elles peuvent donner lieu à exploitations statistiques.

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