Security & Defense

#INTC2607528ADecree of 24 March 2026 setting the number of positions offered for the professional examination for promotion to the rank of Major de Police (classic pathway) for the year 2026

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

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🇬🇧 English

This French decree sets the exact number of promotion slots available in 2026 for police officers seeking advancement to the rank of 'Major de Police' through the internal professional examination (classic pathway). The text establishes a quota of 325 positions. It references Article 18-1 of the 2004 decree that governs the special statute of the police supervisory and enforcement corps. The measure is purely administrative and aims to control the annual promotion flow within the French National Police hierarchy. The order will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.

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Key Changes

  • Sets exactly 325 promotion positions available in 2026 for the professional examination to the rank of Major de Police (classic pathway)
  • Applies specifically to the 2° of Article 18-1 of the modified decree n° 2004-1439 of 23 December 2004
  • Concerns only the internal professional examination route, not external competition

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Establish and maintain a quota of exactly 325 available positions for the professional examination for promotion to the rank of Major de Police (classic pathway) for the year 2026

French National Police (Direction générale de la Police nationale)
operational
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Publish this decree in the Official Journal of the French Republic (Journal officiel de la République française)

French Government/Relevant ministry responsible for decree publication
disclosure
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Apply the promotion quota of 325 positions in accordance with Article 18-1, paragraph 2° of Decree No. 2004-1439 of 23 December 2004 governing the special statute of the police supervisory and enforcement corps

French National Police (Direction générale de la Police nationale)
operational

Affected Parties

Police officers of the French National Police eligible for promotionMembers of the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale+2 more…

Tags

police promotion,French National Police,internal examination