DGEF
Type: Civilian Registry
Technical information:
| Full name | Direction Générale des Etrangers en France |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Contents | Facial Images Controlled |
| Images | |
| Individuals | |
| Runs database software | |
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| Related Technology |
Developers and Users:
| Developed by | DGEF |
|---|---|
| Owning institution | |
| Custodian institution |
Description[edit | ]
Facial images are taken and stored in several civil proceedings. Most commonly: • For the issue of biometric passports, national identity cards and driving licences, which are the responsibility of ANTS (Agence Nationale Des Titres Securises) [National Agency for Secured Documents]; • In relation to foreign nationals, which is the responsibility of DGEF (La Direction generale des strangers en France) [General Directorate for Foreign Nationals in France]. Facial images that have been recorded for civil purposes cannot be used for FR within the current legal framework. Only in very exceptional circumstances, are the police permitted to ask for such an image for a manual 1:1 facial image comparison. From a legal point of view, the French data protection legislation makes it unlikely that civil face image databases (such as the identity document, driving licence, visa or aliens' databases) will be used for criminal investigation purposes. 1
References
- ^ "Summary Report of the project “Towards the European Level Exchange of Facial Images” (TELEFI)". (2021) <https://www.telefi-project.eu/sites/default/files/TELEFI_SummaryReport.pdf> Accessed: 2021-03-12