11h 17min, jan 22, 2018 y - French customs to hire hundreds of extra staff to cope with Brexit

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If London and Brussels fail to strike a trade deal, each side will start imposing import duties on the other’s goods.

France will hire an extra 95 customs officers this year in a fast-track procedure to cope with the consequences of Brexit on its borders, officials said on Monday, bringing to 250 the number of additional British-focused staff recruited in 2018.

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-france/french-customs-to-hire-hundreds-of-extra-staff-to-cope-with-brexit-idUSKBN1FB28H

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