Acid Centre D'information Sur Les Détectives, Paris

This service will provide much information about private detectives and french missions they can achieve.

You will discover that the detective profession is strictly regulated in France and requires prior authorization for the state to open an agency and an individual approval of all leaders.

It can be exercised only by a person of French nationality or membership of a European Union countries.

Severe conditions are imposed repute, and a technical and legal training.

The Commissioners of Police and officers of the "Gendarmerie Nationale" ensure the supervision of the profession for the Prefect, and an administrative service (The National Commission of Ethics) is responsible for monitoring compliance with ethics and laws by private detectives.

The detectives are bound by professional secrecy. They may intervene only for legitimate and lawful investigations.

They can never accept a mission that would be contrary to the fundamental interests of France, including its economic interests.

They are also forbidden to carry out missions whose purpose is to give evidence in connection with administrative or judicial proceedings abroad: this prohibition applies even to European Union countries.

Finally we offer a directory of private investigators who respect the laws in force and are approved by the administrative authority.