Social security in Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon: alignment with the standard regime

Ordinance No. 2026-648 of 22 July 2026 incorporates the rules specific to the social welfare fund of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon into the Social Security Code and brings the local scheme closer to the standard regime. It makes the additional birth leave available for children born or adopted from 1 January 2026, extends to the archipelago the early retirement scheme for asbestos workers (Article 41 of the Law of 23 December 1998) and the standard rules on occupational accidents and diseases, from a date set by decree and by 1 January 2035 at the latest, and brings in new rules on health cost coverage and health insurance contribution rates by 1 January 2027 at the latest.