“Private security activities are governed by Book VI of the Internal Security Code.
The organic law defining the general legal framework for private security activities is the law of July 12, 1983, which was fully incorporated into the Internal Security Code on May 1, 2012.
All professionals in the private security sector (companies and employees) are subject to the code of ethics for private security activities. This code is part of the regulatory section of the Internal Security Code (Book VI).
The CNAPS (National Council of Private Security Activities) issues, among other things, licenses for companies (authorization to operate), managers (aptitude), and agents (professional card).
In the context of physical protection missions, agents are subject not only to Book VI of the Internal Security Code but also to the provisions of the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, with which they are fully familiar.
All documents issued by a company whose purpose includes protecting the physical integrity of individuals must reproduce the identification of the administrative authorization provided for in Article L. 612-9 of the Internal Security Code as well as the provisions of Article L. 612-14. This text is therefore found at the bottom of each page of this site.”