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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432 bis

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles 414, 414-2 and 459 are liable to the following additional penalties:1° Prohibition, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 411 bis

Any person who improperly obtains the reduced rate for diesel fuel set out in article L. 312-61 of the French Goods and Services Tax Code is liable to a fine of between one and two times the undue amo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 ter

A fine of 1,500 euros shall be imposed for obstructing access to, or the reading or seizure of, computerised records or documents, as referred to in b and c of 2 of Article 64, in cases other than tho…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Second class.

Article 415-1

For the purposes of Article 415, the funds or digital assets referred to inArticle L. 54-10-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code are presumed to be the direct or indirect proceeds of one of the offenc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

I. - Any tax, duty or charge provided for in this Code that has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of interest on arrears.Interest for late payment applies from t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article 451 bis

For the purposes of this Code, all financial transactions carried out in France by or on behalf of natural and legal persons covered by Community regulations adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Tre…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 414-2

Any act of smuggling or undeclared import or export shall be punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of between one and two times the value of the object of fraud, when committed intentional…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432 ter

Any foreigner guilty of the offence referred to in article 414 of this Code involving manufactured tobacco products or narcotics may be banned from French territory for up to ten years, under the cond…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Adjustment of reporting obligations

Article 440-1

I.-The person liable for a duty or tax recovered in application of this code, with the exception of the European Union's own resources, may either spontaneously, before the expiry of the period provid…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General information.

Article 409-1

Article 707-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure applies to customs fines.

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