Business & Commerce

#BUDZ9200003AOrder of January 9, 1992, establishing the format and conditions for export documents by non-resident travelers

🇫🇷France··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law sets the standards and conditions for export documentation that non-resident travelers must provide when exporting goods from France. It outlines the requirement for vendors to issue specific forms, which must be translated and processed correctly depending on the residence status of the buyer, whether in the European Economic Community or outside it.

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Key Changes

  • Establishes specific formats for export documents for non-resident travelers
  • Requires translation of documents into applicable languages based on the buyer's residence
  • Specifies the number of copies and their distribution for customs processing

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Vendors must issue export sales forms (bordereau de vente à l'exportation) numbered in continuous series with dimensions of 148 x 210 mm or 297 x 210 mm, conforming to either model 30.2823 or 30.2824 as specified in Articles 2 and 3

Vendors/sellers exporting goods to non-resident travelers
operational
high

For sales to travelers residing in EEC member states (excluding France), vendors must establish the form (model 30.2823) in four copies: one white copy for vendor's records, two yellow copies for buyer to submit to customs, and one green copy for buyer

Vendors/sellers exporting goods to EEC resident travelers
operational
high

For sales to travelers residing outside the EEC or in French overseas territories, vendors must establish the form (model 30.2824) in four copies: one white copy for vendor's records, two pink copies for buyer to present at customs, and one green copy for buyer

Vendors/sellers exporting goods to non-EEC resident travelers
operational
high

Box B of the export form must display the amount of VAT and management fees retained by the vendor

Vendors/sellers completing export forms
disclosure
medium

Box D of the form must contain French text as the official version; for model 30.2823, must include translation into one of the other official EEC languages; for model 30.2824, must include translation into a foreign language at vendor's discretion

Vendors/sellers completing export forms
operational

Affected Parties

Non-resident travelers exporting goods from FranceVendors issuing export documents

Tags

export,non-resident travelers,documentation