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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 bis

…s intended for temporary reinforcement of the customs administration's services. It is made up of : 1° Retired members of the customs administration ; 2° Volunteers under the conditions defined in art…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-1

…inspect goods, means of transport and persons in or moving around the following areas and places: 1° The land area within the customs radius defined in article 44 ; 2° Customs offices designated pur…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

…ns may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eighteen and sixty-seven; 3° Must not have been con…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

…ed out under his supervision in accordance with the conditions set out in this article in order to: 1° To detect the following offences:-Customs offences involving the import, export or possession of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…granted by name. 4. By way of derogation from the provisions of article 2a, this article applies : 1° To defence-related products, the transfer of which is subject to the prior authorisation provided…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1 A

…or and unless this magistrate objects, carry out the following acts without being criminally liable:1° Participate under a pseudonym in electronic exchanges ;2° Use the means referred to in 1° of this…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65

1° Customs officers with at least the rank of controller may demand to see papers and documents of any kind relating to operations of interest to their department, whatever their medium;a) in railway…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A bis

1° Under the derogating provisions of Article 2a, the customs administration is authorised to check the quantity, quality, markings, packaging, destination or use of goods with national or Community s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…cle and in articles 60-1 to 60-10. The same articles 60-1 to 60-10 apply to the implementation of : 1° This Code and for the purposes of fraud detection ; 2° Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the Europea…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-7

…of these operations by any means. This obligation to inform does not apply in the following cases: 1° When the inspections are carried out pursuant to article 60-8 only in the presence of a represent…

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