Penalties for customs offences in France

Evguenia Dereviankine
Evguenia Dereviankine
Managing partner, lawyer, PARADIGMES, France
Bertrand Rager
Bertrand Rager
Lawyer, CUSTAX & LEGAL Société d'avocats, France
Published 18 Jun 2020
Penalties for customs offences in France
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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.

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