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The '''Gendarmerie''' is a military agency tasked with policing all of the French Republic where the population is lower than 20,000. If you treat them with courtesy, they will most likely be professional and courteous in return. Sometimes they will offer to take you to a safer or easier location to hitchhike from. Only if you are creating a hazard will they issue fines.
The '''Douanes''' are the customs agency for the French Republic. They patrol close to borders, looking for suspicious activity. '''They have a right to check your Identification if you are within 20km of the border''', but they require a reasonable suspicion ''(article 78 of the Code de Procédure Pénale)'' at all other times. They are often active on highways and péages going south from [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]], looking for hitchhikers from the [[Netherlands]] who may be carrying cannabisor large quantities of tobacco. They are however quite professional, and after a few questions about your direction of travel, will let you go on your way.
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