On the occasion of the controls provided for in this Chapter, where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, which is circulating within the customs territory, within the meaning of Article 1 of this Code, and which is not coming from or going abroad is linked to one of the activities listed in Article 3(4) of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC, customs officers may temporarily detain the person for a period not exceeding thirty days, renewable up to a maximum of ninety days. The reasons for the temporary detention shall be notified to the bearer, holder, sender or recipient of the cash, or their representative, as appropriate.
Customs officers may, for the purposes of the investigation, retain documents relating to the temporarily detained cash or take copies thereof, regardless of the medium.