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#INTE2609610AOrder of April 8, 2026, Amending the Order of January 5, 2026 for First Aid Training by the French Lifeguard and Rescue Federation

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law updates a previous regulation regarding the organizations authorized to deliver first aid training in France. By replacing an annex in the earlier legislation, it defines which groups are empowered to teach specific rescue skills. Organizations involved in first aid, rescue training, and their affiliated establishments will need to review these changes to ensure compliance with the new qualification and authorization listings.

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Key Changes

  • Update of the annex listing authorized training organizations
  • Redefinition of authorized first aid training groups
  • Clarification on the geographical competence of each organization

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Organizations must verify their authorization status against the updated annex list to confirm which teaching units they are empowered to deliver (CEF, FF, FSA, FPSE, FPSC, PICF, PES, SSA L, SSA EI, PSE2, PSE1, PSC, GQS)

First aid training organizations, rescue associations, and affiliated establishments listed in the annex
operational
high

Organizations must ensure they only deliver first aid training courses within their authorized geographic competence area as specified in the updated annex

All training organizations and associations affiliated with the French Lifeguard and Rescue Federation
operational
high

Organizations must review and update their training program offerings to match only those units of teaching (unités d'enseignement) for which they are authorized under the new annex

First aid training establishments and rescue training associations
operational
high

Organizations not listed in the updated annex must cease delivery of first aid and rescue training unless they obtain proper authorization

Any organization previously authorized under the Order of January 5, 2026
prohibition
high

Organizations must maintain compliance with the new qualification and authorization listings defined in the annex of the April 8, 2026 order

All established first aid training organizations and affiliated rescue associations in France
licensing

Affected Parties

First aid training organizationsFrench Lifeguard and Rescue Federation

Tags

first_aid,training,regulation