I do not know who mandated the search be controlled by BEA, the Court?
Right wrong or indifferent, my guess is someone wanted the custody of the evidence to be tightly controlled, and protected. Something from ACARS motivated the quick retrieval of the avionics bay, and the seats, again, who knows why....
RetiredF4. Hi Franzl. For what it's worth, I would not fall over in a faint if it was demonstrated that parts of the report are "managed". If it is accurate, and I believe it to be so at some future time, I would consider booking a flight on Air France. Til then? Not so much....