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#JUSD2609337AOrder of April 7, 2026 Amending Article A.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

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

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🇬🇧 English

The law modifies Article A.1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure to include provisions for the director of an entity managing a mandatory social security scheme. This modification allows them to conduct investigations related to workplace hygiene and safety, as outlined in the social security code, and to pursue recourse against third parties responsible for road traffic accidents. The law also applies to specific overseas territories of France.

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Key Changes

  • Inclusion of the director of social security managing entities in investigations for workplace conditions.
  • Provisions for pursuing recourse against third parties in road traffic accidents.
  • Applicability of the modified article in overseas territories of France.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Directors of entities managing mandatory social security schemes must conduct or procure investigations related to workplace hygiene and safety conditions as specified in Article L. 422-3 of the French Social Security Code

Directors of mandatory social security scheme management organizations, establishments, or services
operational
high

Directors of entities managing mandatory social security schemes must implement recourse actions against third parties responsible for road traffic accidents causing bodily injury

Directors of mandatory social security scheme management organizations, establishments, or services
operational
medium

Ensure Article A.1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by this order is applicable and enforced in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna Islands

Relevant authorities in New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna Islands
operational
high

Publish this order in the Journal officiel de la République française (Official Journal of the French Republic)

French Government/appropriate government publishing authority
disclosure

Affected Parties

Directors of social security organizationsWorkers and employees in workplaces covered by mandatory social security

Tags

social security,workplace safety,legal modifications