THEFT, LOST & FOUND:

The French Police in Paris have a central “lost and found” service (Centre des objets trouvés de la préfecture de police de Paris) located at 36, rue des Morillons, 75015, Metro: Convention. It is open daily from 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:00 am-8:00 pm.

All thefts should be reported to the police as soon as possible. Each arrondissement in Paris has three or four police stations (commissariats) as do train stations. If the theft or loss occurred in the metro, you may go to any police station, including the one located near the American Embassy at 31, rue d’Anjou, 75008, telephone 01-42-65-23-12. The police will provide a receipt for declaration of loss or theft (Récépissé de Déclaration de Perte ou de Vol). The police receipt is helpful and sometimes necessary in applying for replacement airline tickets, train passes, passports, travelers’ cheques , and in supporting insurance claims. Report the loss of credit cards, bank cash cards and travelers’ cheques to the issuing company as soon as possible.

LOSS OF CREDIT CARDS:

BANKAMERICARD (VISA): Loss or theft of a VISA card can be reported in Paris 24 hours a day by calling 0-800-90-20-33 or 01-42-77-11-90.

MASTERCARD: Notify: Eurocard France, 16, rue Lecourbe, 75015, Paris, telephone: 01-45-67-84-84, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This office, can, in certain cases, issue duplicate cards, but cannot make cash advances in case of lost or stolen cards. The report must be followed up the next working day by a personal visit to Eurocard France, with you bringing a copy of a police report. To notify the bank in the US, call, 01-43-23-20-76.

ILLNESS WHILE IN FRANCE:

Since many US insurance policies do not cover expenses incurred overseas, travelers may wish to purchase special insurance covering medical care overseas before traveling to France. In France, doctors and hospitals require payment upon completion of services rendered. A complete list of doctors in Paris can be found in the Yellow Pages (les Pages Jaunes). General practitioners are listed under medecin generalistes and specialists under médecins qualifiés under their specialty. The Office of American Services provides a limited list of doctors, but takes no responsibility for the professional competence of those doctors listed. The American Hospital in Paris, which is staffed with many bilingual medical practitioners, is located at 63, Boulevard Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, telephone 01-46-41-25-25.

DEATHS OF AMERICANS IN FRANCE: