French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceI.-May access, by virtue of their attributions and within the limits of the need to know, all or part of the personal data and information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 2-15-1 :
the magistrates and registrars of the public prosecutor's office in charge of the investigation;
the magistrates and registrars of the investigation;
the staff of the investigation department seized, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
the staff working in the disaster victim identification unit seized, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff from the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice in charge of victim support, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-for terrorist acts, magistrates and registrars from the civil court with jurisdiction pursuant to the article L. 217-6 of the judicial organisation code.
II.-May have access, by reason of their duties and within the limits of the need to know, to all or part of the personal data and information mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 2-15-1 :
-the prefects of the departments and the public prosecutors of the judicial courts or their representatives, in their capacity as co-chairs of the local victim support committees;
-the staff of the interministerial delegation for victim support, appointed by name and duly authorised by the competent authority;
employees of victim support associations approved by the Minister of Justice, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-for acts of terrorism, employees of the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority.
III.-May have access, by virtue of their duties and within the limits of the need to know, for terrorist acts, to all or part of the personal data and information mentioned in 3° of article R. 2-15-1 :
-staff from the central administration of the Directorate General of Public Finance responsible for litigation relating to personal income tax, designated by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff from the national health insurance fund and other bodies responsible for a compulsory health insurance scheme, designated by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff from the human resources department of the Ministry of Defence responsible for processing applications and awarding pensions, duly designated and duly authorised by the competent authority;
-staff from the national office for veterans and victims of war, duly designated and duly authorised by the competent authority;
-staff from the national family allowance fund, duly designated and duly authorised by the competent authority.
IV.-Access to all or part of the personal data and information referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 2-15-1 for injured or deceased staff members and their next of kin:
-personnel from the general directorate of the national police force responsible for providing support to personnel injured on duty or to the families of personnel who have died on duty, specifically designated and duly authorised by the competent authority;
-personnel from the general directorate of the national gendarmerie responsible for providing support to personnel injured on duty or to the families of personnel who have died on duty, specifically designated and duly authorised by the competent authority;
-staff from the Directorate-General for Civil Protection and Crisis Management in charge of doctrine and human resources, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff in charge of human resources management within the fire and rescue services, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority;
-staff from the Human Resources Directorate, the Legal Affairs Directorate and the Armed Forces Commissariat of the Ministry of Defence, appointed by name and duly empowered by the competent authority.
V.-The following persons may have access to all or part of the personal data and information referred to in 4° of Article R. 2-15-1, by virtue of their duties and within the limits of their need to know.
VI.-All or part of the personal data and information referred to in:
-3° of Article R. 2-15-1, for terrorist acts: the departmental directorates of the Directorate General of Public Finances;
-1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 2-15-1: foreign administrations responsible for the protection of personal data and information referred to in 4° of Article R. 2-15-1. 2-15-1: foreign administrations carrying out the same missions for their nationals, including those of countries not on the list provided for in Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, when an important reason of public interest so requires, in accordance with d of 1 of Article 49 of the same Regulation.
