Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Officers are empowered to carry out controls: of animal feed and foodstuffs excluding products of animal origin originating in or coming from third countries;of materials and objects intended to come into direct or indirect contact with foodstuffs, originating in or coming from third countries. To this end, they have the investigative powers provided for in Section 1 and in the sub-sections 1 to 6 of section 2 of chapter II…

Officers are empowered to carry out checks on the conformity of fresh fruit and vegetables with the marketing standards provided for in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011, as amended, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards the fruit and vegetable and processed fruit and vegetable sectors. To this end, authorised officials shall have the powers of investigation provided for…

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed under one of the following customs procedures: a) Transit; b) Customs warehousing; c) Inward processing; d) Processing under customs control; e) Temporary admission; 3° When they are intended for introduction into free zones or…

The sampling and counter-analysis procedures are defined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.