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French Parliament Formally Repeals the 1685 Code Noir
Le Figaro

French Parliament Formally Repeals the 1685 Code Noir

The Senate unanimously approved a symbolic repeal of the 1685 royal edict and related laws governing slavery in French colonies. The provisions had never been formally removed from French law and no longer had legal effect.

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