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Article 344 of the French Customs Code

Where the perpetrator of a customs offence dies before a final judgment or settlement has been reached, the Administration is entitled to bring an action against the estate with a view to having the president of the judicial court order the confiscation of the objects liable to this penalty or, if it has not been possible to seize them, to order the payment of a sum equal to the value of the said objects and calculated on the basis of the domestic market price at the time when the fraud was committed.

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Article 344

Lorsque l’auteur d’une infraction douanière vient à décéder avant intervention d’un jugement définitif ou d’une transaction, l’Administration est fondée à exercer contre la succession une action tendant à faire prononcer par le président du tribunal judiciaire la confiscation des objets passibles de cette sanction ou, si ceux-ci n’ont pu être saisis, la condamnation au paiement d’une somme égale à la valeur desdits objets et calculée d’après le cours du marché intérieur à l’époque où la fraude a été commise.

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