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Article 531 of the French General Tax Code

If the assayer assumes that a work of gold, vermeil, silver, platinum is filled with iron, copper or any other foreign material, he has it cut in the presence of the owner. If the fraud is recognised, the work is seized without prejudice to the applicable penalties; if the fraud is not recognised the damage is paid to the owner by the administration.

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Article 531

Si l’essayeur suppose qu’un ouvrage d’or, de vermeil, d’argent, de platine est fourré de fer, de cuivre ou de toute autre matière étrangère, il le fait couper en présence du propriétaire. Si la fraude est reconnue, l’ouvrage est saisi sans préjudice des sanctions applicables ; si la fraude n’est pas reconnue le dommage est payé au propriétaire par l’administration.

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