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The FPR began as a paper filing system in 1969, and it included criminals ranging from mafia members to escaped prisoners. The file is also consulted during applications for a national identity card, a passport, a residency card of a visa. In 1995, the FPR was expanded to include missing people and abducted children. Each file contains: *identity of the person sought; *physical description and photograph if available; *reason for the search; *instructions in case a wanted person is discovered. The FPR contained 620,000 records as of 14 November 2018.Cards
The FPR system includes 21 ''fiches'' — subfiles or cards that indicate additional special circumstances, such as: *E card: wanted by immigration officials ''(police générale des étrangers)'' *IT card: banned in French territory ''(interdiction du territoire)'' *R card: residence in France forbidden ''(opposition à résidence en France)'' *TE card: entry into France forbidden ''(opposition à l'entrée en France)'' *AL card: mentally ill ''(aliénés)'' *M card: underage runaways ''(mineurs fugueurs)'' *V card: escaped criminals ''(évadés)'' * S card: threat to national security ''(Sûreté de l'État)'' *PJ card: wanted by judicial police ''(recherches de police judiciaire)'' *T card: debtors to the national treasury ''(débiteurs envers le Trésor)''See also
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