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Continental system of Napoleon
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A system of sanctions against England set down in the Berlin Decrees of November 21, 1806, by Napoleon, based on a notional blockade stating that "any ship coming directly from a British port, or having been in a British port after the decrees came into force, should not be permitted to use a Continental port; if such a ship made a false declaration, it was to be seized." All goods had to be accompanied by a "certificate of origin" and all goods of British origin or ownership were to be confiscated wherever found (cf. Paul Johnson, Birth of the Modern World Society 1815-1830).
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