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Article 27 of the French Customs Code

1. Imported or exported products are subject to the Tariff Law in the state in which they are located at the time it becomes applicable to them.

2. However, the customs service may authorise the separation of goods which, in the same consignment, have deteriorated as a result of events occurring before the registration of the accounting declaration; the damaged goods must either be destroyed immediately, re-exported or re-dispatched within the country, as the case may be, or taxed according to their new condition.

3. Specific duties, taxes and surcharges are levied without regard to the relative value or degree of preservation of the goods.

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Article 27

1. Les produits importés ou exportés sont soumis à la loi tarifaire dans l’état où ils se trouvent au moment où celle-ci leur devient applicable.

2. Toutefois, le service des douanes peut autoriser la séparation des marchandises qui, dans un même chargement, auraient été détériorées à la suite d’événements survenus avant enregistrement de la déclaration en détail ; les marchandises avariées doivent être soit détruites immédiatement, soit réexportées ou réexpédiées à l’intérieur suivant le cas, soit taxées selon leur nouvel état.

3. Les droits, taxes et surtaxes spécifiques sont perçus sans égard à la valeur relative ou au degré de conservation des marchandises.

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