French government

Decree sets final rules for colonial indemnities

📅 24 Novèmber 1849

A decree fixes the modalities for paying indemnities to owners in former slave colonies, including French Guiana. The compensation system directed state resources to property claimants rather than...

Decree formalizes recruitment and transport of contracted workers

📅 27 Mart 1852

A second decree organizes recruitment, transport, arrival, and repatriation for workers sent to French colonies. On paper it required informed consent and set rules for voyages and contracts. In...

France issues rules for its human-remains restitution process

📅 28 Yüni 2024

A decree established implementing rules for the 2023 law on returning human remains from public collections, including how requests and advisory review are handled. The decree makes the new legal...