Week of 18 to 24 May 2026
Legislation / regulation
Decree No. 2026-392 of 22 May 2026 amending Annex II of Decree No. 2015-723 of 24 June 2015 on maritime professional training certificates. Order of 22 May 2026 on quota-based fishing authorisation schemes in FAO Zone 27. Referral to the Conseil d’État, on 22 May 2026, of a bill ratifying Ordinance No. 2026-265 of 8 April 2026 enacting the legislative part of the Customs Code, which completes the codification of the maritime mortgage regime and substantially extends flag reservation (transport within territorial waters, maintenance of offshore renewable energy installations, submarine cables, exploration/exploitation of resources in the EEZ and the metropolitan continental shelf) — a matter to be followed closely.
Case law
No notable decision identified in strictly maritime matters.
International
Closure, on 22 May 2026, of MSC 111: adoption of the first MASS Code (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships), non-mandatory, goal-based in structure, applicable to cargo ships, taking effect on 1 July 2026; adoption of Amendment 43-26 to the IMDG Code (entry into force 1 January 2028); amendments to the ESP and IP Codes; interim guidelines on seafarer training for alternative fuels.
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