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Article 124 of the French Customs Code

1. The quantities of goods in respect of which the prescribed obligations have not been fulfilled shall be liable to the duties and taxes in force on the date of registration of the acquits-à-caution or documents in lieu thereof and the penalties incurred shall be determined on the basis of the same duties and taxes or on the basis of the value of the said quantities on the domestic market on the same date.

2. If the goods referred to in 1 above have perished as a result of a duly recorded case of force majeure, the customs service may exempt the tenderer and his guarantor from payment of the duties and taxes.

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Article 124

1. Les quantités de marchandises pour lesquelles les obligations prescrites n’ont pas été remplies sont passibles des droits et taxes en vigueur à la date d’enregistrement des acquits-à-caution ou des documents en tenant lieu et les pénalités encourues sont déterminées d’après ces mêmes droits et taxes ou d’après la valeur sur le marché intérieur, à la même date, desdites quantités.

2. Si les marchandises visées au 1 précédent ont péri par suite d’un cas de force majeure dûment constaté, le service des douanes peut dispenser le soumissionnaire et sa caution du paiement des droits et taxes.

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