Penalties for customs offences in France
Evguenia Dereviankine
Lawyer, partner, PARADIGMES Cabinet d'avocats
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Bertrand Rager
Lawyer, CUSTAX & LEGAL Société d'avocats
Customs Compliance & Risk Management (CCRM) Journal, Issue 3, June / July 2020
June 18, 2020
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In France, the penalties for customs offences are all criminal in nature and are divided into misdemeanors (offences punishable by fines and custodial sentences) and contraventions (offences punishable only by fines). They vary according to the seriousness of the offence and each provides for minimum and maximum applicable penalties.
- Topic: violations
- Market: EU - European Union , Europe
- Copyright of the journal: CC Learning, UAB