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Article 381 of the French Customs Code

1. Any natural or legal person who has paid, on behalf of a third party, duties, fines or taxes of any kind for which the Customs are responsible for recovery, shall be subrogated to the Customs’ lien, regardless of the recovery procedures applied by the Customs to the third party.

2. However, this subrogation may not, under any circumstances, be invoked against State administrations.

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Article 381

1. Toute personne physique ou morale qui a acquitté pour le compte d’un tiers des droits, des amendes, des taxes de toute nature dont la douane assure le recouvrement est subrogée au privilège de la douane, quelles que soient les modalités de recouvrement observées par elle à l’égard de ce tiers.

2. Toutefois, cette subrogation ne peut, en aucun cas, être opposée aux administrations de l’Etat.

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