If, as a result of an application for assistance in accordance with Article 47 paragraph 1, the FOCBS has grounds to suspect that the items intended to be brought into or taken out of the customs territory were unlawfully manufactured, it shall:
detain the items; and
inform the applicant and the declarant, holder or owner of the objects.
If an application for the destruction of small consignments (Art. 47 para. 2 let. b) was submitted with the application for assistance in accordance with Article 47 paragraph 1, the procedure shall be governed exclusively by Article 49a .
The FOCBS shall detain the items for a maximum of ten working days from the date on which the applicant received the notification in accordance with paragraph 1 letter b so that the applicant may obtain preliminary measures.
Where justified by the circumstances, it may detain the item for a maximum of ten additional working days.
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