Section 3: Operation and control.

General warehouses are subject to the general police measures concerning public places used for trade, without prejudice to the rights of the customs service when they are established in premises placed under the customs warehousing arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down certain provisions for its implementation,…

The prefect supervises the activity of general shops and checks that they are operating correctly. He has free access to establishments under his control and may carry out or have carried out all checks and investigations necessary for the accomplishment of his mission. Where the operator is a company, the prefect shall be notified of any changes in the chairmanship or management, within one month of the new chairman or…

Operators of general shops are required to send, in the first month of each year, to the general inspector of industry and commerce in whose district their establishments are located, a general report on their activity during the past year. Attached to this report is a statement indicating: 1° The maximum level reached by stocks of the main goods stored, according to a list which is fixed for the region…

The General Inspectorate for Industry and Commerce has permanent delegated authority to exercise the supervision and control of approved general shops incumbent on the Prefect, under the conditions set out in article R. 522-17. The Inspectorate General for Industry and Commerce informs the Prefect of any breaches observed. The prefect shall report to the authority that countersigned the decree or issued the approval order, proposing, where appropriate, the withdrawal of…