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INFORMATION FOR PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
Plants and Plant Products

C- 11000

There are prohibitions and restrictions (import permits) on plants and plant products imported into France.

As a rule, all plants and plant products should be presented for inspection, at the port of entry, by officers of the Plant Health Inspection Service ("contrôle phytosanitaire").

You should check in advance with:

Sous-direction de la protection des végétaux
Service de la qualité alimentaire et des actions vétérinaires et phytosanitaires
Direction générale de l’alimentation
Ministère de l’agriculture et de la pêche
175, rue du Chevaleret
75646 Paris Cédex 13
France
tel: 011-331.49.55.81.53
fax: 011-331.49.55.51.06

Endangered species or threatened species of plants and plant products are also covered by the provisions of the CITES Convention. Where importation is not prohibited, those will require an export permit from the country of origin and a French import permit, issued by the Ministry of the Environment. Refer to Endangered Species.

Embassy of France in the US - April 25, 2003