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Article 391 of the French Customs Code

1. The Treasury’s share of the proceeds of fines and confiscations resulting from cases prosecuted at the request of the Customs Administration is 40% of the net proceeds of seizures.

2. The conditions under which the surplus is distributed are determined by decrees of the Minister for the Economy and Finance which, in the event of a limitation on the sums due to those entitled, are applicable to the distribution of proceeds not distributed on the date of publication of the said decrees in the Official Journal.

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Article 391

1. La part attribuée au Trésor dans les produits d’amendes et de confiscations résultant d’affaires suivies à la requête de l’administration des douanes est de 40 % du produit net des saisies.

2. Les conditions dans lesquelles le surplus est réparti sont déterminées par arrêtés du ministre de l’économie et des finances qui, dans le cas de limitation des sommes revenant aux ayants droit, sont applicables à la répartition des produits non distribués à la date de publication desdits arrêtés au Journal officiel.

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