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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quater

As part of the fight against undeclared profit-making activities that undermine public order and public security, officers from the Directorate General of Public Finance, the Directorate General of Cu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quaterdecies

Customs officials, officials placed under the authority of the Minister for Agriculture, officials of the National Establishment for Agricultural and Sea Products and officials of the Office for the D…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

As from the date of entry into force of the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, customs officers vested with the duties of head of post or officials designated by them holding the grade of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Stores and customs clearance areas.

Article 82 quater

1. The maximum length of time that goods may remain in storage or on customs clearance premises is set by order of the Director General of Customs and Excise. 2. When, at the latest on expiry of the p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 quater

In the case of temporary admission for inward processing, the orders and decisions provided for in Article 169 above may authorise: a) the offsetting of temporary admission accounts by products result…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: Continental shelf and economic zone.

Article 196 quater

Products extracted from the continental shelf or the exclusive economic zone are considered as extracted from a new part of the customs territory.For the purposes of tax legislation, the same products…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 quater

The sale of pure vegetable oil for use as an agricultural fuel, as a fuel for vehicles in the captive fleets of local authorities and their groupings under the conditions mentioned in 3 of Article 265…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 quater

The competent administration shall not be obliged to grant assistance to recover or take precautionary measures, to serve documents or judgments, including judicial documents or judgments, or to provi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 quater

An action for damages based on the non-conformity of the rule of law that has been applied with a higher rule of law or a claim for damages resulting from a fault committed in the determination of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Prescription against the administration.

Article 354 quater

For the application of articles 354 to 354 ter, customs officers shall use the powers provided for in this Code, even if the limitation period provided for in article 351 has expired.

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