Article L436-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
The issue, renewal of a residence permit and provision of a duplicate of a residence permit to foreign nationals mentioned in Articles L. 423-5, L. 423-17, L. 423-18, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 425-6 or L. 425-8 are exempt from the collection of the fees provided for in Articles L. 436-1 to L. 436-5 and L. 436-6 and the stamp duty provided for in Article L. 436-7.