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Article L511-18 of the French Consumer Code

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out:
1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure;
2° When the goods are placed under one of the following customs procedures:
a) Transit;
b) Customs warehousing;
c) Inward processing;
d) Processing under customs control;
e) Temporary admission;
3° When they are intended for introduction into free zones or free warehouses.

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Article L511-18


Les contrôles mentionnés aux articles L. 511-16 et L. 511-17 sont effectués :
1° Au point d’entrée sur le territoire avant tout placement sous un régime douanier ;
2° Lorsque les marchandises sont placées sous l’un des régimes douaniers suivants :
a) Le transit ;
b) L’entrepôt douanier ;
c) Le perfectionnement actif ;
d) La transformation sous douane ;
e) L’admission temporaire ;
3° Lorsqu’elles sont destinées à être introduites dans des zones franches ou entrepôts francs.

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