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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-3

…the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the surveillance operations are likely to begin, ask any civil servant or public agent not to proceed with the control and questioning of these persons in ord…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-4

As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of a customs offence or used to commit a customs offence, where the prison sentenc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter C

…must specify the appeal procedures and deadlines. This appeal may only be lodged by declaration delivered or sent, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means, to the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter D

…been seized by customs officers under the conditions provided for in article 323 of this Code or in III of article L. 152-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 10: Employment of qualified persons

Article 67 quinquies A

Customs officers may call upon any qualified person to carry out technical expert appraisals necessary for the performance of their duties and may submit to them objects, samples and documents useful…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…ir remit, customs officers, once they have consulted the processing of personal data relating to individuals, objects or vehicles for which an alert has been issued, governed by article 31 of law no.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

…he inspection, on condition that they make an immediate inventory of it, refrain from any investigative act concerning it, pass it on to the judicial police officer or customs officer mentioned in the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…of Article 1 of this Code, and which is not coming from or going abroad is linked to one of the activities listed in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L214-3

The incorporation, conversion or liquidation of a UCITS or a UCITS subfund is subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers. The AMF may withdraw its authorisation from any UCITS or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-7

Failure to send the fixed-term employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishabl…

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