French Code of Criminal Procedure
In forceOfficials and agents of administrations and public services to whom special laws assign certain judicial police powers exercise these powers under the conditions and within the limits set by these laws.
Where the law provides that these officials and agents may be required by letter rogatory from the investigating judge, they shall exercise, within the limits of the letter rogatory, the powers conferred on them by the special laws mentioned in the first paragraph of this article.
Officially or on the instructions of the public prosecutor, these officials and agents may cooperate in carrying out the same investigation with officers and agents of the judicial police, where applicable, by assisting them in the acts they carry out.
These officials and agents may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, implement the measures provided for in Article 41-1.
When these officials and agents are authorised to conduct hearings, Article 61-1 is applicable where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the person being heard has committed or attempted to commit an offence.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, where officials and agents covered by this article are required to take an oath before performing their duties, this oath does not have to be renewed in the event of a change of posting.
