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Article 285 bis of the French Customs Code

Products subject to duties, taxes, surcharges or other charges, which are contained in imported goods, are subject to compensation taxes which are intended to balance the tax burden with similar products of national origin.

Decrees issued by the Minister for the Economy and Finance set the terms and conditions for the application of this provision for each type of goods.

The compensation taxes provided for above are collected under the same conditions and according to the same rules as customs duties.

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Article 285 bis

Les produits assujettis à des droits, taxes, surtaxes ou autres redevances, qui sont contenues dans des marchandises importées, sont soumis à des taxes de compensation qui sont destinées à établir l’équilibre des charges fiscales avec les produits similaires d’origine nationale.

Des arrêtés du ministre de l’économie et des finances fixent par nature de marchandises les modalités d’application de cette disposition.

Les taxes de compensation prévues ci-dessus sont perçues dans les mêmes conditions et suivant les mêmes règles que les droits de douane.

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