I.-Where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, amounting to less than €10,000, carried by a bearer or forming part of a consignment without the involvement of a bearer, coming from or going to a non-EU Member State or a Member State, is linked to one of the activities listed in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC, customs officials may temporarily detain it in accordance with the procedures set out in II of Article L. 152-4 of this Code.
The reasons for the temporary detention are notified to the bearer, sender or recipient of the cash, or to their representative, as the case may be. The latter are required to provide the customs administration with information, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.
II-The provisions of I of this article shall apply in the event that this cash is the subject of a declaration pursuant to this chapter or Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005.
III -For the application of this article, customs officers shall exercise the powers conferred on them by the Customs Code.