Law Enforcement in France is the agencies responsible for the Law in France.
France has two national general-purpose law enforcement agencies:
* the Police Nationale (civilian force; primary responsibility in urban areas; run under the Ministry of the Interior)
* the Gendarmerie Nationale (military force; primary responsibility in rural areas and military installations; run under the Ministry of Defence and under operational control, for most purposes, of the Ministry of the Interior) The national government also has a Customs service (Douanes).
Law Enforcement in France is the agencies responsible for the Law in France.
France has two national general-purpose law enforcement agencies:
* the Police Nationale (civilian force; primary responsibility in urban areas; run under the Ministry of the Interior)
* the Gendarmerie Nationale (military force; primary responsibility in rural areas and military installations; run under the Ministry of Defence and under operational control, for most purposes, of the Ministry of the Interior) The national government also has a Customs service (Douanes). Those three agencies are the only ones legally capable of making full arrests or serving search warrants. A similar diffusion exists, or has existed, in several other countries following the French system.