Section 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision requiring him or her to leave French territory may accompany his or her appeal with a request to suspend its enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of 1° of article L. 761-5.As a result, articles L. 614-1 to L. 614-18, with the exception of article L. 614-13, are not applicable in French Guyana. However, the…

In French Guyana, when the crew of a vessel engaged in illegal fishing activities is forced by the administrative authority to go ashore, its members may be deported automatically, with their agreement and at the State’s expense, to Venezuela, Brazil, Surinam or Guyana depending on whether they are nationals of one of these States. The administrative authority shall take all measures to this end within a period that may not…