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Article 379 of the French Customs Code

1. For the recovery of taxes of all kinds and assimilated taxes, confiscations, fines and restitutions provided for in this code, public accountants benefit from the Treasury’s lien provided for in article 1920 of the General Tax Code. This lien is exercised after the lien for legal costs and other privileged costs and the lessor’s lien provided for in article 2332 of the Civil Code, up to a limit of six months’ rent.

2. The administration also has a legal mortgage on the buildings of taxpayers, under the conditions set out in I of article L. 269 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

3. The notice of assessment shall be mortgaged in the same way and under the same conditions as sentences issued by the judicial authorities.

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Article 379

1. Pour le recouvrement des impositions de toutes natures et taxes assimilées, confiscations, amendes et restitutions prévues au présent code, les comptables publics bénéficient du privilège du Trésor prévu à l’article 1920 du code général des impôts. Ce privilège s’exerce après le privilège des frais de justice et autres frais privilégiés et le privilège du bailleur prévu à l’article 2332 du code civil, dans la limite de six mois de loyer.

2. L’administration a pareillement une hypothèque légale sur les immeubles des redevables, dans les conditions prévues au I de l’article L. 269 du livre des procédures fiscales.

3. L’avis de mise en recouvrement emporte hypothèque de la même manière et aux mêmes conditions que les condamnations émanées de l’autorité judiciaire.

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