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Article 37 of the French Customs Code

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.

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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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Article 42 bis of the French Customs Code

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.

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