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This notice replaces, as of 1 April 2015, with the notice to the operators published in JORF No. 0271 of 23 November 2011 - reference NOR : EFIC1114536V - has come to specify the conditions for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 284/2011 of the Commission of 22 March 2011 establishing special conditions and detailed procedures for the importation of kitchen utensils in polyamide and melamine originating China.
It is intended for importers of kitchen utensils under the following customs nomenclatures:
- code NC 3924 10 00 11 " polyamide and melamine kitchen utensils from China or Hong Kong" (origin any third country - origin from China or Hong Kong);
- code NC 3924 10 00 19 " kitchen utensils in polyamide and melamine, other";
- code NC 3924 10 00 90 for certain objects intended to be in contact with foodstuffs, polyamide or melamine plastics that would originate or originate from China or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Effective April 1, 2015, the import controls for the subject goods will be handled by the departmental directorates of the protection of the population (DDPP) or, where applicable, by the directorates of the companies, competition, consumption, work and employment (DIRECCTE) responsible for this type of control at the first designated entry points (PPID), the list of which can be consulted at the following address:
http://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/controles-a-l importation-des-ustensiles-cuisine-en-polyamide-et-en-melamine-originaires-ou-en
Information on the practical modalities for the implementation of regulatory controls is also available at this address. These will be generally unchanged from the terms and conditions prevailing until March 31, 2015, apart from the requirement for prior notification of the arrival of lots not to the services of the DGDDI (Customs offices of customs clearance sites) but to the DDPP or DIRECCTE of the import point chosen by the operator from the list of designated HIPCs.
The declaration to be provided by the operators for each batch of polyamide and melamine plastic kitchen utensils originating in or from the People's Republic of China or the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provided for in Regulation (EU) No. 284/2011 will be supplemented by the DDPP/DIRECCTE services to the PPID as soon as all required controls have been carried out. It will then be handed over to the importer or its representative for presentation to Customs authorities.
The filing of the customs declaration for the release of a lot is in fact subject to the submission to the customs authorities, by the importer or his representative, of this document duly completed by the competent authority of the PPID.
The importer must carry, in box 44 of the customs declaration, the document code C060 to indicate that the goods are covered by Regulation (EU) No 284/2011, as well as the references of the document referred to by the competent authority of the PPID.
