On May 6, 2026, the French Council of Ministers adopted two bill ratifications that update key legal frameworks. The first ratifies the November 19, 2025 ordinance that rewrites the legislative part of the criminal procedure code. The ordinance, set to take effect on January 1, 2029, may be postponed by decree until September 1, 2030 to allow necessary IT adaptations and training. It also gives the government power to incorporate future procedural reforms approved by Parliament before that date. The second ratification concerns March 4, 2026’s ordinance modernising the rural and maritime fishing code for overseas territories. It aligns legal references for Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Mayotte and La Réunion with metropolitan institutions, and clarifies state and local responsibilities in Wallis‑et‑Futuna, Polynesia and New Caledonia, with the changes already in force since March 5, 2026.
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