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Well, thats a completely different topic :). I for myself live right next to the french border and most media come in international versions nowadays... The ba
by Argorak 15y ago
Well, thats a completely different topic :). I for myself live right next to the french border and most media come in international versions nowadays...
The ban is usually enforced by confiscating all copies that are in stores. Individuals are not prosecuted. Also, the customs take care that for example british sellers are not selling those goods to germans (and yes, they can be fined). So its not like it is a tight knit net, but it usually makes sure that you don't stumble on that stuff accidentally.
- jrockway 15y agoI thought the EU was a customs union, so there were no customs checks between countries. Hence, the concept of contraband in one country but not in another doesn't really make sense. It's like when Illinois bans fireworks; people just go to Wisconsin and Indiana to buy them, and everyone has them anyway. (Oddly enough, I've flown from the US to the EU without ever being able to go through customs. I landed in HEL, had my passport stamped, and was allowed back into the terminal to wait for my flight to CPH. At CPH, there were also no checks, since it was an EU arrival. Very odd.)
- joeyh 15y agoIn my experience, EU borders are very easy to go thru without declaring anything. If you really want to there is IIRC someplace to go at HEL after the passport stamp to do it.. but it's very easy to miss.