If the Duration of the Customs Detention

This decision provides important insights into your real estate law. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

If the duration of the customs detention is set off against that of police custody, no statutory provision extends to the former the regime provided for the latter by Article 63-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Thus, customs administration officers, who do not have the status of judicial police officers, are not obliged to inform the person detained under Article 323 of the Customs Code of the rights mentioned in Articles 63-2, 63-3 and 63-4 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or of the provisions relating to the duration of police custody. (1).

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Strictly comply with the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, deeds, correspondence)
• Be proactive: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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