Enacted parts

BOOK VII
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES, IN THE
TERRITORIES OF NEW CALEDONIA AND MAYOTTE
Articles 711-1 to 727-2
TITLE I
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE OVERSEAS TERRITORIES, AND IN THE
TERRITORY OF NEW CALEDONIA
CHAPTER I
COMMON PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II
ADAPTATION OF BOOK I
CHAPTER III
ADATATION OF BOOK II
CHAPTER IV
ADAPTATION OF BOOK III
CHAPTER V
ADAPTATION OF BOOK IV
CHAPTER VI
ADAPTATION OF BOOK V
CHAPTER VII
COMMON PROVISIONS
TITLE II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MAYOTTE Articles 711-1 to 727-2
CHAPTER I
COMMON PROVISIONS
Articles 711-1 to 721-2
ARTICLE 711-1
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13 July 2001)
Apart from the adaptations referred to under the present title, Book one except for article 132-70-1, and Books II to
V of the present Code are applicable in the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and
Futuna.
*Article 222 IV of the Act No. 99-209 of 19th March 1999 pertaining to New Caledonia which lays down:
"IV - In relation to all the legislative and regulatory provisions in force:
1° reference to the territory of New Caledonia is replaced by a reference to New Caledonia;
2° reference to the territorial assembly of New Caledonia is replaced by a reference to the Congress of New
Caledonia;
3° reference to the executive body of New Caledonia is replaced by a reference to the government of New
Caledonia"*
ARTICLE 711-2
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13 July 2001)
Books I to V of the present Code are applicable to the Southern Territories and the French Antarctic.
ARTICLE 711-3
(Act no. 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 Article 75 Official Journal of 13 July 2001; Ordinance no. 2000-916 of 19 September
2000 into force 1 January 2002)
In New Caledonia, in the territories of French Polynesia and in Wallis and Futuna, financial penalties incurred under
the present code are pronounced in the local currency, taking into account the exchange rate of that currency in relation
to the Euro.
For the enforcement of the present Code in the territories as referred to under article 711-1, the terms listed below
are replaced as follows:"
"department" by "territory"
"prefect" and "sub-prefect" by the "representative of the State in the territory"
Similarly, "references to provisions not applicable in these territories" are replaced by "references to provisions to
similar effect applicable locally".