FRENCH CUSTOMS 2014 RESULTS

General Directorate Of Customs And Excise

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2014 was a record-breaking year in terms of volumes of drug seizures by French Customs. Nearly 200 tons of narcotics were intercepted, a 40% increase over 2013, all categories of drugs combined ...

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FRENCH CUSTOMS 2014 RESULTS
FRENCH CUSTOMSMODERNISING TAXATION SPECIALISED HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES
2014 RESULTS
In 2014, French Customs collected more than €69bn in duties and taxes (compared with French Customs has begun clearer and more proactive efforts to support staff career
€68.23bn in 2013). paths, in order to have better oversight of job specialisation and to encourage fexibility Protecting citizens and consumers, supporting businesses
among its employees.This revenue is allocated to the central government budget, the social security organisations,
local governments and the European Union.
In 2014, discussions continued on how best to adapt French Customs’ working methods
TAXATION SPECIALISED STAFF HRM and organisation to a changing environment. Our goal is to make French Customs more €36.5
effective so that it can continue to offer high-quality services.bn 597 maritime offcers3 ACTION AREAS
in energy taxes 253 motorcyclists
Adopting new working methods, developing leadership, adapting our resources, collected 252 dog handlers
and improving working conditions
189 airborne offcersHelping consolidate the public accounts
738 investigators
SKILLSl More effective tax collection: the cost of collecting €100 in revenue remained low
223 judicial offcers More proactive support for staff career paths in 2014 – 45 centimes 34.9%€
(qualifed positions and a guidance, mobility
l Participation in cross-border audits to prevent excise fraud Proportion of positions and career prospects unit)
requiring special skillsl €356.9m in duties and taxes reassessed (€323m in 2013)
in 2014
TRAININGMATERIAL RESOURCES DETECTION EQUIPMENT
A new customs academy at La Rochelle, 176
a new educational project, e-learningStreamlining customs duties AND RESOURCES INTERNSHIPS
l French Customs has begun efforts to make all excise tax declarations paperless training
2,676 vehicles 1 fxed scanner 11 laboratories, two 316HEALTH & SAFETY sessionsl Mandatory electronic payment helps reduce operators’ banking costs, and the so-called 53.1% Promoting workplace health and safetyof which are in overseas «axle tax» (a tax on certain road vehicles) can now be paid online using a credit card 466 motorcycles 4 mobile scanners of staff involved in départements, under
commercial transactions l French Customs has also introduced online procedures for wine-growers: 67% of 40 vessels 82 X-ray machines the dual supervision of STREAMLININGall harvest declarations were paperless in 2014 and general administrationthe General Directorate A new national Human Resource Service Centre in Bordeaux 18 aircraft (including 150 density meters 5.5of Customs and Excise to automate management and payroll services
two POLMAR planes) 26 particle analysers TRAINING DAYS Setting a government-wide example(DGDDI) and the General
PER STAFF 9 helicopters Directorate for Competition 46.9%47 survey metersReforming tax procedures MEMBER PER YEAR
of staff involved Policy, Consumer Affairs RESOURCES
l The use of PABLO, French Customs' electronic VAT refund system, became mandatory in surveillanceand Fraud Control (DGCCRF) Upgrading our resources (IT, infrastructure) to maintain
for all travellers in 2014. This system, which is unique in Europe, simplifes and speeds French Customs’ operational capacities
up the VAT refund process
l Environmental taxation has been streamlined and expanded: the general tax on 16,665 polluting activities (TGAP) accounted for €772m in 2014 (compared with €740m in 37.5% 49.2%2013) full-time
women SHARE OF WOMEN IN EXECUTIVE l French Customs collected €11.92bn in consumption duties on tobacco products in equivalent
POSITIONS metropolitan France, all of which was allocated to the social security budget positionsGeneral Directorate of Customs and Excise 62.5%
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KEY FIGURES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD COUNTERFEITS SEIZED BY FRENCH CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
2014 was a record-breaking year in terms of volumes of drug seizures by French In 2014, French Customs seized a record number of counterfeit items. Goods By streamlining procedures and making them paperless, French Customs is helping to
Customs. Nearly 200 tons of narcotics were intercepted, a 40% increase over 2013, sold via online sites were specifcally targeted. make businesses’ supply chains faster and more secure.
all categories of drugs combined. At a time of increasing global competition, Customs is rolling out measures that help
Seizures of counterfeits and smuggled tobacco were roughly equal to those of the companies continue to compete and boost the appeal of France’s logistical platforms.
top years. It was also a historic year for French Customs in terms of combating
fnancial fraud and tax evasion, and efforts to fght arms dealing and terrorism SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
were also noteworthy. There were also record-breaking interceptions in the area
of consumer protection. SIMPLIFYING AND CUTTING COSTSANTI- ANTI- BUSI
Foster companies’ competitive strengths and highlight the appeal of France
Reduce red tape with the one-stop shop for administrative formalitiesIn November 2014, French Customs held theFRAUD FRAUD NESLARGE-SCALE FRAUD 8.8 Online procedures to cut the waiting time and cost of customs clearanceSECOND NATIONAL COUNTERFEIT
SESDESTRUCTION DAY, more than 1 million counterfeit million SUPPORT, CERTIFICATION, SECURITYCriminal organisations are taking advantage of the many new
items were destroyed at 17 sites.forms of trade and particularly e-commerce to expand their illegal Forge new relationships with economic actorscounterfeits198.4activities. At the same time, NEW FORMS OF FRAUD Continue to streamline customs formalitiesseized
ARE TAKING SHAPE, and the Internet is fuelling a growing food Protect innovation and French savoir-fairetonsof fraudulent activities.
SATISFACTION COUNTERFEITS LOGISTICSof narcotics seized
2,6 million COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALSA NEW RECORD6.6 tons of COCAINE intercepted 87.3% 10th1,171 seized in 2014
satisfaction rate place France’s ranking applications 157.3 tons of CANNABIS seized (+84%)
for action fledof businesses using French in the Trading Across Borders
Customs’ services in 2014 category of «Doing Business 422.7 tons of smuggled TOBACCO intercepted with Customs by businesses
2015»to protect themselves
against counterfeitsSEIZURES BY TYPE OF PRODUCT
TABACCO source : People Vox survey, Dec. 2014 source : World Bank
FINANCIAL FRAUD AND TAX EVASION INTERNET SALES
BUSINESS ADVICE AEO STATUS SUPPORT€356.9m in taxes and duties reassessed
4.2% of seizures
PHARMACEUTICALS CELL PHONES 2,235 1,214 50%2,580,793 329,614
companies offered Authorised Economic of France’s foreign trade527 citations CULTURAL GOODS CLOTHING FOOD advice Operators The Key Accounts Department issued for violations of endangered 395,441 objects 1,590,320 266,764NATURAL free of charge by the Business (compared with 1,020 provides support for
plant and animal species legislation intercepted HERITAGE Consulting Units (CCE) at the end of 2013) 104 large-scale frms
PERSONAL ACCESSORIES BEAUTY CARE PRODUCTS
Over 12,000 companies offered 597,614 511,992
advice in 5 years
PROTECTING FRANCE’S CITIZENS
SHOES ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND 33 MILLION
284,630 COMPUTER EQUIPMENT PAPERLESS CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS
268,6266.6 million TOYS Over the past several years, French Customs has made it a priority to streamline customs clearance TOYS AND GAMESINSPECTED (+83%) procedures through simplifcation, paperless processes and cutting both waiting times and costs331,328 CDs, DVDs, SOFTWARE828 56,331 86% 24 93%FIREARMS
seized OF TOTAL CUSTOMS ONLINE PROCEDURES OF DECLARATIONS
in number of items seized DECLARATIONS WERE AVAILABLE AT PROCESSED 1 million non-compliant toys seized
PAPERLESS PRO.DOUANE.GOUV.FR IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTESbefore being sold
!FRENCH CUSTOMS 2014 RESULTS
KEY FIGURES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD COUNTERFEITS SEIZED BY FRENCH CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
2014 was a record-breaking year in terms of volumes of drug seizures by French In 2014, French Customs seized a record number of counterfeit items. Goods By streamlining procedures and making them paperless, French Customs is helping to
Customs. Nearly 200 tons of narcotics were intercepted, a 40% increase over 2013, sold via online sites were specifcally targeted. make businesses’ supply chains faster and more secure.
all categories of drugs combined. At a time of increasing global competition, Customs is rolling out measures that help
Seizures of counterfeits and smuggled tobacco were roughly equal to those of the companies continue to compete and boost the appeal of France’s logistical platforms.
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