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Article 186 of the French Customs Code

1. Goods that have not been removed within a period of four months from the date of their entry in the deposit register shall be sold by public auction.

2. Goods that are perishable or in a poor state of preservation may be sold immediately with the authorisation of the president of the judicial court.

3. Goods with a value of less than 152 euros that have not been removed by the end of the four-month period referred to in 1 above shall be deemed to have been abandoned. The customs administration may sell them at public auction or donate them to hospitals, hospices or other charitable establishments.

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Article 186

1. Les marchandises qui n’ont pas été enlevées dans le délai de quatre mois à dater de leur inscription au registre de dépôt sont vendues aux enchères publiques.

2. Les marchandises périssables ou en mauvais état de conservation peuvent être vendues immédiatement avec l’autorisation du président du tribunal judiciaire.

3. Les marchandises d’une valeur inférieure à 152 euros qui ne sont pas enlevées à l’expiration du délai de quatre mois visé au 1 ci-dessus sont considérées comme abandonnées. L’administration des douanes peut les vendre aux enchères publiques ou en faire don à des hôpitaux, hospices ou autres établissements de bienfaisance.

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