French Customs Code
In forceCarriage between ports in mainland France is reserved for ships operated by shipowners who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and registered in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and flying the flag of that same State, provided that these ships, when not flying the French flag, meet all the conditions to be allowed to carry out equivalent transport between the ports or in the waters of the State whose flag they are flying.
The first subparagraph is also applicable to transport between French ports and artificial islands, installations, works and related installations set up in the French territorial sea and linked to their day-to-day maintenance, as well as to the same transport between such artificial islands, installations, works or related installations.
However, the administrative authority may authorise a ship which does not meet these conditions to carry out a specific transport operation.
Transport by ship to or from artificial islands, installations, structures or related installations set up in the French territorial sea and linked to their day-to-day maintenance is to or from ports of Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
The rules applicable to transport by ship to or from artificial islands, installations, works or their related facilities set up in the exclusive economic zone or on the adjacent continental shelf are set out in Article 37 of Order 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French Republic.
A decree shall specify the conditions of application of this article.
