New France
New France () was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris (1763).
Custom of Paris in New France
In 1663, upon the dissolution of the Company of One Hundred Associates, New France had come under direct rule by the French crown. The Custom was officially introduced in New France by article 33 of the royal charter establishing the French West India Company in May 1664 (the company retained control of the colony for a decade thereafter).