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Article 99 bis of the French Customs Code

For the application of this Code, and in particular of duties and taxes, prohibitions and other measures, declarations lodged in advance only take effect, with all the consequences attached to registration, from the date on which proof is provided, under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in Article 85 above, of the arrival of the goods and provided that the said declarations satisfy the conditions required on…

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Article 100 of the French Customs Code

1. The declarant is authorised to rectify registered declarations subject to the following reservations: a) the correction must be requested : on import, before the customs service has authorised the removal of the goods ; on export, before the goods have left the Customs office or the place designated for that purpose, unless the request relates to elements whose accuracy the Customs service is able to verify, even in the…

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Article 100 bis of the French Customs Code

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise may lay down simplified customs clearance procedures providing, in particular, that certain particulars of itemised declarations are to be provided or repeated at a later date in the form of supplementary declarations which may be global, periodic or recapitulative in nature. 2. Entries in supplementary declarations are deemed to constitute, with the entries in the declarations to which they…

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Article 108 of the French Customs Code

1. Subject to the provisions of Article 99a, the duties and taxes to be levied are those in force on the date of registration of the retail declaration. 2. In the event of a reduction in the rate of customs duties, the declarant may request the application of the new tariff which is more favourable than that which was in force on the date of registration of the itemised declaration…

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Article 110 of the French Customs Code

1. Duties and taxes assessed by the customs service are payable in cash. 2. Officials responsible for collecting duties and taxes are obliged to issue receipts. 3. Registers of payment of duties and taxes may consist of sheets drawn up by mechanographic processes and then bound.

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Article 111 of the French Customs Code

1. Duties and taxes are not payable on goods which the customs administration accepts to be abandoned in its favour. 2. Goods whose surrender is accepted by the customs administration shall be sold under the same conditions as goods surrendered by transaction.

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Article 113 of the French Customs Code

1. Goods brought into Customs offices or into places designated by the Customs service may not be disposed of without the authorisation of the service and without : a) The duties and taxes paid on importation have first been paid, deposited or guaranteed; b) The basis of assessment for value added tax has not been established in accordance with the last paragraph of article 292 of the General Tax Code;…

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Article 114 of the French Customs Code

1. Receivers of Customs may allow goods to be removed as and when they are checked and before the obligations laid down in a to c of 1 of Article 113 have been fulfilled, subject to a duly bonded tender. 1 bis. Those liable for value added tax and similar taxes or, where applicable, the persons who, on their behalf, pay this tax to the customs authorities or provide the…

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Article 115 of the French Customs Code

1. Once customs formalities have been completed, goods intended for export by sea or air must be placed on board ships or aircraft immediately. 2. Goods which are to be exported by land must be taken abroad immediately by the most direct route, designated as stated in Article 75 above. 3. By way of derogation from 1 and 2 above, these goods may be kept in a warehouse or in…

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