#2025-379Law on Strengthening Security in Transport
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The law LOI n° 2025-379 establishes measures to enhance security in public transport in France by modifying the Transport Code. It grants specific powers to internal security agents of public transport services, enabling them to conduct visual inspections, security checks, and storage of dangerous objects in certain circumstances. Additionally, it allows for the use of individual cameras by transport personnel for recording incidents, the capture of sound in buses in case of threat, and sets penalties for violations related to public transport safety.
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Key Changes
- Empowers security agents to conduct searches and inspections of baggage and persons in transportation areas.
- Introduces the use of individual cameras by transport agents to document incidents.
- Establishes penalties for abandoning luggage or objects in transport areas.
Obligations
What this law requires
Internal security agents of SNCF and RATP must conduct visual inspections of baggage and, with owner consent, search baggage
Security agents must conduct security pat-downs only with express consent of the person and must be performed by a person of the same sex as the person being checked
When dangerous objects are discovered during security controls, agents must establish a written document describing the object and identifying the person, provide a copy to that person, and transmit a copy to the competent judicial police officer without delay
Dangerous objects must be returned to the person upon request within 48 hours of the document delivery, and must be retained for a minimum of 6 months before destruction
A decree in Council of State must determine the procedures for conservation of confiscated dangerous objects and the 48-hour return deadline and 6-month minimum retention period