would only be tried against French Cochinchina's penal code. During this period the Governor-General of French Indochina also issued a decree that introduced new laws to fine people for a number of common offences outside of the French penal code. Gallery See also Cochinchina French Indochina Protectorate of Annam Protectorate of Tonkin List of administrators of the French colony of Cochinchina List of French possessions and colonies State of Vietnam Notes References Further reading Encyclopedia of Asian History, Volume 4 (Vietnam) 1988. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vietnam – A Long History by Nguyễn Khắc Viện (1999). Hanoi, Thế Giới Publishers ArtHanoi Vietnamese money in historical context WorldStatesmen- Vietnam French Indochina Former countries in Vietnamese history Former colonies in Asia Former French colonies French colonisation in Asia Former countries in Southeast Asia States and territories established in 1862 States and territories established in 1945 States and territories disestablished in 1945 States and territories disestablished in 1949 1862 establishments in Vietnam 1945 establishments in Vietnam 1945 disestablishments in Vietnam 1949 disestablishments in Vietnam 1862 establishments in the French colonial empire 1945 establishments in the French colonial empire 1945 disestablishments in French Indochina 1949 disestablishments in French Indochina History of South Vietnam