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Article 323 of the French Customs Code

1. Infringements of customs laws and regulations may be established by an official of the customs or of any other administration.

2. Those who establish a customs offence have the right to seize all objects liable to confiscation, to retain the shipments and all other documents relating to the objects seized and to proceed with the preventive retention of objects assigned to the security of penalties.

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Article 323

1. Les infractions aux lois et règlements douaniers peuvent être constatées par un agent des douanes ou de toute autre administration.

2. Ceux qui constatent une infraction douanière ont le droit de saisir tous objets passibles de confiscation, de retenir les expéditions et tous autres documents relatifs aux objets saisis et de procéder à la retenue préventive des objets affectés à la sûreté des pénalités.

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