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Article 21 of the French Customs Code

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may regulate or suspend the import and export of certain goods, by decrees issued by the Council of Ministers. These decrees are made on the proposal of the Minister responsible for the economic organisation of the nation in wartime.

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Article 21

En cas de mobilisation, en cas d’agression manifeste mettant le pays dans la nécessité de pourvoir à sa défense, en période de tension extérieure lorsque les circonstances l’exigent, le Gouvernement peut réglementer ou suspendre l’importation et l’exportation de certaines marchandises, par décrets pris en conseil des ministres. Ces décrets sont pris sur la proposition du ministre chargé de l’organisation économique de la nation pour le temps de guerre.

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