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Paragraph 4: Disposal and destruction of goods seized for infringement of customs laws

Article 389 of the French Customs Code

1. In the event of the seizure of means of transport whose release on bail or deposit has been offered by means of an official report and has not been accepted by the party, as well as in the event of the seizure of objects that cannot be kept without running the risk of deterioration, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the property is…

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Article 389 bis of the French Customs Code

1. In the event of the seizure of goods : -classified by law as dangerous or harmful, or the manufacture, trade or possession of which is unlawful ; -as well as goods intended for human or animal consumption but which cannot be sold pursuant to article 389 because they are unfit for consumption, or which cannot be kept without risk of deterioration; the liberty and custody judge of the judicial…

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Article 390 of the French Customs Code

1. Confiscated or abandoned items are disposed of or destroyed by the customs department in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance when the confiscation judgement has become final, or, in the event of a judgement by default, when provisional execution has been ordered by the confiscation judgement, or after ratification of the abandonment agreed by settlement. 2. However, judgments and…

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