French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
In forceBy way of derogation from article R. 142-16, for the exclusive purposes of carrying out their duties, staff responsible for searching for and checking the identity of persons, verifying the validity and authenticity of residence and travel permits within the national police, the national gendarmerie and customs may consult the digitised images of fingerprints contained in the electronic component of the permit provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 and in that of the frontier worker card referred to in Annex 3.
The digitised images of fingerprints contained in the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-11, in the electronic component mentioned in Articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 and in that of the border card mentioned in Annex 3 may be consulted by:
1° The officers mentioned in 6°, a of 7° and 9° of Article R. 142-16 for identity checks under article 78-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and for checks on movement and residence rights under article L. 813-1;
2° The officers mentioned in 3° of article R. 142-16 when they are responsible for issuing residence permits.
The officials mentioned in 4° of article R. 142-16, when they are responsible for the protection of refugees, may consult the digitised images of fingerprints contained in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1.
Article R142-18
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Updated 7 Nov 2023
