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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-1

…on, if this appears necessary.If the person thus designated is a legal entity, its legal representative shall submit for approval to the public prosecutor, the judicial police officer or the court hea…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: For export.

Article 36

…amount of : a) Exit duties ; b) Internal taxes and similar charges for which the exporter has been given a discharge.

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

Article 60-10

The fact that the inspection operations reveal offences other than those mentioned in articles 60-1 to 60-4 does not constitute grounds for invalidity of the incidental proceedings.

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

Article 60-7

…When the inspections are carried out pursuant to article 60-8 only in the presence of a representative or a person requested for this purpose by the customs officers in the places mentioned in 3° of…

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

Article 60

Customs officers may inspect goods, means of transport and persons under the conditions set out in this article and in articles 60-1 to 60-10. The same articles 60-1 to 60-10 apply to the implementati…

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

Article 60-6

…tics. These operations are carried out in conditions guaranteeing respect for the dignity of the individual. They are performed out of public view, unless circumstances make this impossible.

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

Article 63 bis

…me visit artificial islands, installations and structures on the continental shelf and in the exclusive economic zone. They may also visit means of transport involved in their exploration or the explo…

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

Article 63

…st seventy-two hours, it is carried out in the presence of the master of the ship or his representative.B. - When the visit concerns premises used for private or residential purposes, it may only be c…

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

Article 60-8

…es 60-1, 60-2 and 60-4 shall take place in the presence of the person concerned or their representative or, failing this, a person requested for this purpose by the customs officers and who is not und…

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

Article 60-1

Customs officers may, at any time, 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 ;…

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