#2018-219Decree No. 2018-219 of March 30, 2018, Defining Hierarchical Officers Authorized to Grant Certain Permissions
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This French decree specifies who within the police and customs services can authorize identity protection for officers involved in criminal and customs investigations. It outlines which positions have the authority to grant these permissions, such as directors within the national police and customs services, impacting law enforcement and customs officers working on sensitive cases. The decree ensures that the organizational hierarchy is clear for granting such permissions.
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Key Changes
- Defines which hierarchical officers can authorize identity protection for officers involved in investigations.
- Identifies specific roles within police and customs able to grant permissions.
- Clarifies organizational hierarchy for granting such permissions.
Obligations
What this law requires
National Police directors of territorial services, directors of public establishments, heads of central services, and other specified positions must authorize identity protection for officers in criminal investigations when requested
Gendarmerie commanders at grouping, research section, judicial support section, and regional levels must authorize identity protection for officers in criminal investigations when requested
Identity protection authorizations must be delivered by the hierarchical officer whose service or unit the officer is assigned to or temporarily seconded to
Customs magistrate delegated to judicial missions or designated deputies must authorize identity protection for customs agents authorized to conduct judicial investigations
Head of the judicial police service specialized in tax delinquency or the central director of judicial police must authorize identity protection for tax service agents authorized to conduct judicial investigations