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Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215 of the French Customs Code

1. Those who hold or transport goods that are dangerous to public health, safety or morals, counterfeit goods, goods prohibited under international commitments or goods that are the subject of international fraud and an underground market prejudicial to the legitimate interests of regular trade and those of the Treasury, specially designated by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance, must, at the first request of customs officers, produce…

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Article 215 bis of the French Customs Code

Those holding or transporting goods referred to in 4 and 5 of article 38 above must, at the first request of customs officers, produce either documents certifying that these goods have been brought into the customs territory in accordance with the provisions prohibiting imports or that these goods may leave the customs territory in accordance with the provisions prohibiting exports, or any proof of origin issued by persons or companies…

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Article 215 ter of the French Customs Code

By way of derogation from Article 215a, those who hold or transport the cultural goods or national treasures referred to in Article 38 (4) must, at the first request of the customs officers, produce either documents certifying that these goods may leave the customs territory in accordance with the provisions prohibiting export, or any document proving that these goods have been imported temporarily from another Member State of the European…

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