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Article 568 ter of the French General Tax Code

I. – The distance selling of manufactured tobacco products, including when the purchaser is located abroad, is prohibited in mainland France and the overseas departments. The acquisition, introduction from another Member State of the European Union or importation from third countries of manufactured tobacco products in the context of distance selling is also prohibited in mainland France and the overseas departments.

II. – Manufactured tobacco products discovered in postal parcels or in parcels forwarded by express freight companies are presumed to have been the subject of a prohibited operation within the meaning of I, unless proven otherwise.

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Article 568 ter

I. – La vente à distance de produits du tabac manufacturé, y compris lorsque l’acquéreur est situé à l’étranger, est interdite en France métropolitaine et dans les départements d’outre-mer. L’acquisition, l’introduction en provenance d’un autre Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou l’importation en provenance de pays tiers de produits du tabac manufacturé dans le cadre d’une vente à distance sont également interdites en France métropolitaine et dans les départements d’outre-mer.

II. – Les produits du tabac manufacturé découverts dans les colis postaux ou dans les colis acheminés par les entreprises de fret express sont présumés avoir fait l’objet d’une opération interdite au sens du I, sauf preuve contraire.

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