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Article 434 of the French Customs Code

1. In the case of the offences referred to in articles 424-2°and 427-1°, confiscation may only be ordered in respect of the objects of fraud. However, the goods concealing the fraud and the means of transport used to unload and remove the fraudulent items shall be confiscated if it is established that the owner of these means of transport is an accomplice of the fraudsters.

2. In the event of the re-establishment of an office, goods that are not prohibited for import or export are not subject to confiscation, for not having been brought there or declared, until two months after the publication ordered by article 47-2 above.

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Article 434

1. Dans les cas d’infraction visés aux articles 424-2° et 427-1°, la confiscation ne peut être prononcée qu’à l’égard des objets de fraude. Toutefois, les marchandises masquant la fraude et les moyens de transport ayant servi au débarquement et à l’enlèvement des objets frauduleux sont confisqués lorsqu’il est établi que le possesseur de ces moyens de transport est complice des fraudeurs.

2. Dans le cas de nouvel établissement d’un bureau les marchandises non prohibées à l’importation ou à l’exportation ne sont sujettes à confiscation, pour n’y avoir pas été conduites ou déclarées, que deux mois après la publication ordonnée par l’article 47-2 ci-dessus.

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