Article 326 of the French Customs Code
1. Seized means of transport shall be released on a solvent bond or on deposit of the value. However, such release shall be offered, without security or deposit, to the owner in good faith who is not being prosecuted pursuant to this Code. 2. By way of derogation from 1, the release of a means of transport containing hiding places set up with a view to concealing the fraudulent goods…