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Article 121 of the French Customs Code

1. The Director General of Customs and Excise may authorise the replacement of the acquit-à-caution by any document in lieu thereof, valid for one or more operations and offering the same guarantees.

2 He may also prescribe the establishment of acquits-à-caution or documents in lieu thereof to guarantee the arrival at destination of certain goods, the completion of certain formalities or the production of certain documents.

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Article 121

1. Le directeur général des douanes et droits indirects peut autoriser le remplacement de l’acquit-à-caution par tel document qui en tiendra lieu, valable pour une ou plusieurs opérations et présentant les mêmes garanties.

2. Il peut également prescrire l’établissement d’acquits-à-caution ou de documents en tenant lieu pour garantir l’arrivée à destination de certaines marchandises, l’accomplissement de certaines formalités ou la production de certains documents.

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