TOSSIN :Code des douanes Bénin

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The National Assembly deliberated and adopted in its session of June 27, 2014, the law whose content follows:

TITLE 1 OF GENERAL INFORMATION

FIRST CHAPTER

OF THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION

Article 1: The purpose of this code is to regulate customs exchanges between the Republic of Benin and other countries without prejudice to specific provisions enacted in other areas.

Article 2: This code applies in the customs territory of the Republic of Benin.

Foreign territories or parts of territories may be included in the customs territory.

Free zones exempt from all or part of customs regulations may be established in the customs territory of the Republic of Benin.

All or part of the customs territory may be included in community customs territories.

CHAPTER II

USUAL TERMS AND EXPRESSIONS

Article 3:

For the purposes of this code, we mean:

Customs authorities: natural or legal persons responsible for applying customs regulations.

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