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Article 58 of the French Customs Code

1. Officers of customs brigades must undertake to leave the customs area for five years in the event of their dismissal, unless they return to the domicile they had in the area before joining the customs administration.

2. Dismissed officers who fail to comply with a summons to leave the radius within one month are liable to six months’ imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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Article 58

1. Les agents des brigades de douane doivent souscrire l’engagement de quitter, pendant cinq années, le rayon des douanes, au cas où ils seraient révoqués, à moins qu’ils ne retournent au domicile qu’ils avaient, dans le rayon, avant d’entrer dans l’administration des douanes.

2. Les agents révoqués qui n’obtempèrent pas, dans le mois, à la sommation de quitter le rayon sont punis de six mois d’emprisonnement et de 7500 euros d’amende.

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