Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

The present code is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in its wording resulting from decree n° 2023-686 of 29 July 2023 with the exception of the provisions of Titles IV and V of Book II, Articles 1074-2 to 1074-4, the fifth paragraph of Article 1145, Article 1146-1, Chapters IV and VI of Title II of Book III, Section IIa of Chapter IX of Title I of Book III…

For the application of this code in Wallis and Futuna, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° “tribunal judiciaire” by: “tribunal de première instance”; 2° “tribunal de commerce” or “justice consulaire” by: “tribunal de première instance statuant en matière commerciale”; 3° “juge des contentieux de la protection” by: “président du tribunal de première instance”; 4° “procureur de la République” par : “procureur de la République près le tribunal…

The parties are never obliged to be represented and may in all circumstances defend themselves or be represented by a proxy.

The competence vested in bailiffs to issue the documents provided for in this code may be exercised in the Wallis and Futuna Islands by a representative of the administrative or military authority; that vested in auctioneers for auction sales may be exercised by the clerk of the court of first instance; that vested in notaries to receive for deposit in their minutes the divorce or legal separation agreement by mutual…

In the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the summonses, summonses, service, notifications and delivery of documents provided for in this code may be made by simple letter against the signature of the interested party.

Subject to the provisions of Article 1514 and Chapter IV of Title III of Book IX of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the Court of First Instance shall rule in accordance with the specific procedural provisions applicable to each court in mainland France in the area of jurisdiction assigned to it by the Code of Judicial Organisation.

In the absence of adaptations provided for by this code, references made by it to provisions that are not applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable locally.

For its application to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the amount of the civil fines provided for in this Code is replaced by its counterpart in local currency.