Title IV: Customs clearance operations

The loading and transhipment of goods intended for export are subject to the same provisions as those laid down : a) 1 and 2 of Article 73 above, in the case of export by sea ; b) in 2 of the same article, in the case of export by air.

1. No ship, loaded or in ballast, may leave the port before Customs formalities have been completed and without being provided with : – customs documents concerning the vessel itself and its cargo ; – a manifest endorsed by Customs showing re-export goods originating abroad. 2. The manifest, bills of lading and customs consignment must be produced at the request of any customs officer.

Commanders of the national navy leaving ports must complete all the formalities to which captains of merchant ships are subject.

1. Civil and military aircraft leaving the customs territory may only take off from customs airports. 2. The same provisions as those laid down in articles 78-1, 79, 80-1 and 81 of this Code shall apply to the said aircraft and their cargoes.