Orders issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance lay down the conditions under which goods taxed by weight must be checked and the arrangements for full imported packaging. The taxable weight of goods taxed by net weight may be determined by applying a flat-rate tare.
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…
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…
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.
In addition to the obligations set out in this Code, importers and exporters must comply with foreign trade control regulations and legislation relating to foreign financial relations.
All authorisations in the field of foreign trade, and in particular licences or authorisations required for the import or export of goods of any kind, may only be issued after applicants have produced a declaration stating, on their own responsibility, that their situation is in order with regard to both the bodies responsible for managing social security services and the authorities responsible for collecting taxes and duties.
1. The customs service shall act throughout the customs territory under the conditions laid down in this Code. 2. A special surveillance zone is organised along the land and sea borders. It constitutes the customs radius.
1. The customs radius comprises a maritime zone and a land zone. 2. The maritime zone is comprised between the coastline and an outer limit located at sea 12 nautical miles measured from the baselines of the territorial sea defined in Article 2 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016. 3. The land area is comprised: (a) Between the coastline and a line drawn forty kilometres within it ;…
In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing in the customs territory ; b) prosecuting infringements of the same laws and regulations committed in the customs territory.
1. Customs formalities can only be completed at customs offices. 2. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by order of the Director General of Customs and Excise.
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