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Article 38 of the French Customs Code

1. For the purposes of this Code, all goods the import or export of which is prohibited on any grounds whatsoever, or subject to restrictions, quality or packaging rules or special formalities, are deemed to be prohibited. 2. Where import or export is permitted only on presentation of an authorisation, licence, certificate, etc., the goods are prohibited if they are not accompanied by a regular document of title or if…

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Article 39 of the French Customs Code

1. All foreign products, whether natural or manufactured, bearing either on themselves or on packaging, boxes, bundles, envelopes, strips or labels, etc., a product or service mark, a name, a sign or any indication whatsoever likely to lead to the belief that they have been manufactured in France or that they are of French origin, are prohibited on entry and excluded from storage, transit and movement. 2. This provision also…

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Article 40 of the French Customs Code

All foreign products that do not comply with the obligations imposed on indications of origin by the law of 20 April 1932 and the decrees issued for its implementation are prohibited from entry and excluded from storage.

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