#EAEA2608831AFrance updates hardship zones for diplomatic and consular postings
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This order classifies France’s diplomatic and consular posts abroad into three zones based on living conditions. Zone A covers countries or posts with particularly harsh conditions, Zone B covers difficult conditions, and Zone C covers all other locations. The classification matters for public officials assigned abroad because appointment rules take these zones into account. Staff already serving under the January 2024 rules stay under those rules until their current assignment ends. The 2025 order on the same subject is repealed.
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Key Changes
- Sets three zones for French diplomatic and consular posts abroad based on living conditions
- Updates the country and post lists for Zones A, B, and C
- Keeps existing assignments under the January 2024 rules until those assignments end and repeals the 2025 order
Obligations
What this law requires
When making foreign appointments for public officials assigned to diplomatic and consular posts, the appointing authority must take into account the rules applicable to the post’s classification as Zone A, Zone B, or Zone C.
Posts listed in Zone A must be treated as postings in countries or locations with particularly harsh living conditions for purposes of appointment rules.
Posts listed in Zone B must be treated as postings in countries or locations with difficult living conditions, including climate or daily-life constraints, for purposes of appointment rules.
Posts listed in Zone C must be treated as postings in all other countries or locations not classified in Zone A or Zone B for purposes of appointment rules.
Public officials who took up their foreign post before this order entered into force under the 22 January 2024 zoning order must remain subject to the 22 January 2024 rules until the end of their current assignment.