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Article 330 of the French Customs Code

1. In the event of a home seizure, goods that are not prohibited shall not be moved, provided that the accused provides a solvent guarantee for their value. If the defendant fails to provide security, or if the goods are prohibited, they will be taken to the next office or entrusted to a third party custodian, either at the place of seizure or at another location.

2. The judicial police officer, who has intervened under the conditions set out in article 64 above, must be present when the report is drawn up; in the event of refusal, it is sufficient, for the operations to be in order, for the report to contain a mention of the requisition and the refusal.

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Article 330

1. En cas de saisie à domicile, les marchandises non prohibées ne sont pas déplacées, sous réserve que le prévenu donne caution solvable de leur valeur. Si le prévenu ne fournit pas de caution, ou s’il s’agit d’objets prohibés, les marchandises sont transportées au plus prochain bureau ou confiées à un tiers gardien constitué soit sur les lieux de la saisie, soit dans une autre localité.

2. L’officier de police judiciaire, intervenu dans les conditions prévues à l’article 64 ci-dessus, doit assister à la rédaction du procès-verbal ; en cas de refus, il suffit, pour la régularité des opérations, que le procès-verbal contienne la mention de la réquisition et du refus.

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