Postwar French Social Security Consolidation (1945–1974)

1. Founding ordinance creates Social Security organization

   Oct 4, 1945Labels: Ordonnance 1945, Provisional Government, Social Security

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2. Second founding ordinance sets non-agricultural insurance regime

   Oct 19, 1945Labels: Ordonnance 1945, Non agricultural, Social Insurance

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3. Law declares principle of Social Security generalization

   May 22, 1946Labels: Law 1946, Universalization, Social Security

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4. Social rights embedded in the 1946 constitutional preamble

   Oct 27, 1946Labels: 1946 Preamble, Constitutional Preamble, Social Rights

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5. SMIG established as national minimum wage floor

   Feb 11, 1950Labels: SMIG, Minimum Wage, Law 1950

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6. Special health insurance regime created for independent workers

   Jul 12, 1966Labels: 1966 Law, Independent Workers, Health Insurance

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7. Jeanneney ordinances restructure governance into four national funds

   Aug 21, 1967Labels: Jeanneney Ordinance, CNAM CNAF, ACOSS

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8. Grenelle protocol boosts minimum wage during May 1968 crisis

   May 27, 1968Labels: Grenelle Accords, May 1968, SMIG

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9. SMIC created, replacing SMIG and linking growth to wage floor

   Jan 2, 1970Labels: SMIC, Minimum Wage, Law 1970

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10. Hospital reform law reorganizes public hospital service framework

    Dec 31, 1970Labels: Hospital Reform, Public Hospitals, Law 1970

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11. State library highlights 1945 ordinances in 80th anniversary exhibit

    Oct 7, 2025Labels: BnF Exhibit, 80th Anniversary, 1945 Ordinances

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