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Article L941-2-1 of the French Commercial code

For its application in French Polynesia, Article L. 123-11-5 of the French Commercial Code is supplemented by a paragraph worded as follows:

Customs officers are qualified to investigate and establish breaches of the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted for its application by persons or organisations carrying out domiciliation activities, as defined by locally applicable regulations. Infringements are recorded in reports, which are authentic until proven otherwise and sent directly to the public prosecutor.

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Article L941-2-1

Pour son application en Polynésie française, l’article L. 123-11-5 du code de commerce est complété par un alinéa ainsi rédigé :


Les agents des douanes sont qualifiés pour procéder à la recherche et à la constatation des infractions aux dispositions de ce dernier chapitre et des règlements pris pour son application par les personnes ou les organismes exerçant une activité de domiciliation, telle que définie par la réglementation applicable localement.A cet effet, ils agissent, conformément aux règles de recherche et de constatation des infractions déterminées par le code des douanes. Les infractions sont constatées par des procès-verbaux faisant foi jusqu’à preuve du contraire et transmis directement au parquet.

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