In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office shall be sent to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor either directly or via the competent public prosecutor, who shall in turn be informed by customs officials on the basis of the second paragraph of Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.