Article 417
The accused who appears has the option of being assisted by a defence counsel.If the accused has not chosen a defence counsel before the hearing, the president shall inform him, if he has not received…
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The accused who appears has the option of being assisted by a defence counsel.If the accused has not chosen a defence counsel before the hearing, the president shall inform him, if he has not received…
No one is entitled to declare that he is in default if he is present at the start of the hearing.
The accused duly summoned in person must appear, unless he provides an excuse recognised as valid by the court before which he is summoned. The accused has the same obligation when it is established t…
1. Smuggling is defined as imports or exports outside the offices as well as any violation of the legal or regulatory provisions relating to the holding and transport of goods within the customs terri…
1. A fine of between one and two times the amount of duties and taxes evaded or compromised shall be imposed for any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs adminis…
1. Any infringement of the provisions of the laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing shall be punishable by a fine of between 300 euros and 3,000 euros, where…
The following offences are punishable by confiscation of the contested goods and a fine of between €300 and €3700 where they are not specifically punishable under article 414-2 : 1° any act of smuggli…
1. The goods referred to in articles 215, 215a and 215b shall be deemed to have been imported as contraband if proof of origin is not provided, or if one of the documents referred to in these articles…
The occupier of the premises is liable to a fine of 50,000 euros, or 5% of the duties and taxes evaded or compromised or of the value of the object of the fraud, whichever amount is higher, for obstru…
The following are punishable by three years' imprisonment, confiscation of the object of fraud, confiscation of the means of transport, confiscation of objects used to conceal the fraud, confiscation…
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