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The investigative measures are carried out, on the initiative of the judge or one of the parties according to the rules specific to each matter, on the basis of an extract or a certified copy of the j…
The decision ordering an investigative measure does not relieve the judge of jurisdiction. The decision indicates the date on which the case will be recalled for further examination.
The judge must limit the choice of measure to what is sufficient for the resolution of the dispute, endeavouring to select what is simplest and least onerous.
Investigative measures may be ordered in any event, if the judge does not have sufficient evidence to rule.
A decision which, in the course of proceedings, merely orders or modifies an investigative measure shall not be notified. The same applies to a decision that refuses to order or modify the measure. Th…
The facts on which the resolution of the dispute depends may, at the request of the parties or ex officio, be the subject of any legally permissible investigative measure.
The judge may at any time increase or restrict the scope of the measures prescribed.
Goods held in customs custody are recorded in a special register.
Customs officers may only open packages held in customs custody and check their contents in the presence of the owner or consignee or, failing this, and at the request of the customs administration, a…
1. Goods in bonded warehouses remain at the risk of their owners; their deterioration, alteration or loss while in bonded warehouses shall not give rise to any claim for damages, whatever the cause. 2…
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