Search and seizure : The Criminal Division of the French Supreme Court annuls the order of the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal annulling the authorization order of the Judge of Freedom and Detention in the case of the Operations of Search and Seizure carried out in professional premises (Swarovski)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In a ruling issued on 19 October 2021the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation has censured the order issued on October 7, 2020 by the delegate of the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal, which annulled the order issued on July 1, 2019 by the liberty and detention judge of the Paris Court of First Instance authorizing the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority to carry out inspection and seizure operations with a view to seeking evidence of anti-competitive practices on the premises of companies of the Swarovski France group. In order to annul the order of the JLD authorizing the visit and seizure operations, the delegate of the