(1) A request as referred to in section 55 (1) is to be made to the Central Customs Authority and remains in force for one year insofar as no request is made for a shorter duration; the request may be repeated. The right holder is charged with the costs of official acts connected with the request subject to section 178 of the Fiscal Code (Abgabenordnung).
(2) Seizure and confiscation may be contested using the appellate remedies admissible in respect of seizure and confiscation in regulatory fining proceedings under the Act on Regulatory Offences. The right holder is to be heard in the appeal proceedings. An immediate appeal may be filed from a local court decision; the higher regional court decides on it.