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Article 337 of the French Customs Code

1. Customs reports drawn up by a single officer are authentic until proven otherwise.

2. In the case of offences recorded in a report following a paper audit, proof to the contrary may only be provided by means of documents with a date certain prior to that of the investigation carried out by the officials responsible for recording the offence.

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Article 337

1. Les procès-verbaux de douane rédigés par un seul agent font foi jusqu’à preuve contraire.

2. En matière d’infractions constatées par procès-verbal de constat à la suite d’un contrôle d’écritures, la preuve contraire ne peut être rapportée qu’au moyen de documents de date certaine antérieure à celle de l’enquête effectuée par les agents verbalisateurs.

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