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Article 435 of the French Customs Code

Where it has not been possible to seize the items liable to confiscation or where, having been seized, the customs authorities so request, the court shall, in lieu of confiscation, order the payment of a sum equal to the value represented by the said items and calculated on the basis of the domestic market price at the time when the fraud was committed.

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Article 435

Lorsque les objets susceptibles de confiscation n’ont pu être saisis ou lorsque, ayant été saisis, la douane en fait la demande, le tribunal prononce, pour tenir lieu de la confiscation, la condamnation au paiement d’une somme égale à la valeur représentée par lesdits objets et calculée d’après le cours du marché intérieur à l’époque où la fraude a été commise.

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