Attendance in Pas-de-la-Case was significant, this Monday, June 1, on the occasion of the reopening of the border between Andorra and France. Customs has identified several infractions.
Business has resumed in Andorra. On the occasion of the reopening of the border between France and Andorra, this Monday, June 1, traders in Pas-de-la-Case had multiplied the discounts. The first cars, which had to come from a radius of less than 100 kilometers, were reported at four in the morning. Throughout the morning, the traffic jams spanned kilometers.
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Throughout the day, 3,483 vehicles crossed the border. “There have been no incidents of returning to Andorra,” said the Andorran police. The Dispatch. 70 people were nevertheless turned back either because they did not have the right official documents, did not live within 100 kilometers or were not French.
On the Customs side, “few contentious findings have been noted,” said Bruno Palissier, chief customs inspector at the Perpignan regional office, who manage the Porta border post. Three offenses resulted in an unreported charge for cigarette importation, greater than the deductible. Amount of fines: 150, 200 and 450 euros. At the same time, customs officials noted 21 exceedances of the declared deductibles. In total, over the whole day, Customs collected around 2000 euros in duties and taxes.
Figures from the Toulouse regional customs office are not yet available.
New traffic jams this Tuesday
For the second day of opening of the border, with the end of the travel limit on Tuesday, June 2, motorists came from several departments of the Occitania region, without forming the monster traffic jams on Monday.
Once again, the first customers were present at dawn to stock up on tobacco, alcohol and petrol cheaper than in France.
The Andorran government will launch a communication campaign this Wednesday to attract tourists to the principality.
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