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Article 344-1 of the French Customs Code

In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office shall be sent to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor either directly or via the competent public prosecutor, who shall in turn be informed by customs officials on the basis of the second paragraph of Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Article 344-1

Conformément aux dispositions de l’article 696-111 du code de procédure pénale, lorsqu’ils portent sur des infractions prévues par le présent code, les signalements prévus à l’article 24 du règlement (UE) 2017/1939 du Conseil du 12 octobre 2017 mettant en œuvre une coopération renforcée concernant la création du Parquet européen sont adressés au procureur européen délégué soit directement, soit par l’intermédiaire du procureur de la République compétent, lui-même informé par les agents des douanes sur le fondement du second alinéa de l’article 40 du code de procédure pénale.

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