1. Claims for the refund of duties and taxes levied by the customs administration, claims for the payment of rents and claims for the return of goods, with the exception of claims made pursuant to Articles 236 to 239 of the Community Customs Code, shall be submitted to the administration within the time limits and under the conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d’Etat.
The competent administrative authority decides on these requests within four months of receipt.
The action against the decision of the administration, taken following this claim, must be brought before the court designated in article 358 of this code, within three months of notification of the decision of the administration or, in the absence of a response, on expiry of the four-month period provided for in the previous paragraph.
2. An action against a decision of the administration, taken following an application for remission or repayment based on Articles 236 to 239 of the Community Customs Code, must be brought before the court designated in Article 358 of this Code within three months of notification of the administration’s decision or, in the absence of a reply, upon expiry of the four-month period provided for in the previous paragraph, on expiry of the four-month period provided for by Decree no. 2001-908 of 3 October 2001 implementing the second paragraph of Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) no. 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code or the additional period set by the administration in accordance with Article 6(2) of the same regulation.