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Article 182 of the French Customs Code

1. The Customs Department shall automatically place in storage :

a) goods which, on importation, have not been declared in detail within the legal time limit ;

b) goods which remain in customs for any other reason.

2. Where the goods have no market value, Customs may have them destroyed.

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Article 182

1. Sont constituées d’office en dépôt par le service des douanes :

a) les marchandises qui, à l’importation, n’ont pas été déclarées en détail dans le délai légal ;

b) les marchandises qui restent en douane pour un autre motif.

2. Lorsque les marchandises sont sans valeur vénale, la douane peut faire procéder à leur destruction.

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