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soft.centre
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59 minutes after the question was opened (04/08/2007 10:37am)
I'm quite sure you can, if you are flying check with the airline as they may have their own rules. I've brought any number of odd things into France with no trouble at all so I'm sure your plant will be fine.
Aiming4777
Rank: Albert Einstein (14,554) | information please (41)
90 minutes after the question was opened (04/08/2007 11:08am)
There are prohibitions and restrictions on plants and plant products taken to France. As a rule, these should be presented at the port of entry, for inspection by officers of the Plant Health Inspection Service ("contrôle phytosanitaire"). The restrictions depend on the type of plant you wish to take to France. You could 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 http://www.ambafrance-us.org/intheus/customs/11000.asp copy http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_tourism.shtml copy The purpose of these restrictions is to prevent the import of plants subject to carrying diseases and parasites. There are additional restrictions on the transportation of endangered species, which require a special license. You can check if your plant belongs to an endangered species on this website http://www.unep-wcmc.org copy. The easiest thing will be to contact the French Embassy and ask if there are any restrictions for the specific plants you want to take http://consulfrance-londres.org/sommaire.php3?id_rubrique=7 copy
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