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Possibility for company directors to request the concealment of their personal address in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS)
The publication of Decree No. 2025-840 of 22 August 2025 (https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000052130299) in the Official Journal opens the possibility for company directors to request the concealment of their personal address in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS).
Indeed, until......
National numbering plan: Arcep publishes its reform project
Arcep has published a draft decision amending the framework for the allocation and use of numbering resources, and submitted it for public consultation.
In particular, this draft amendment aims to strengthen the fight against number theft and to incorporate the provisions of Law No. 2025-594 of......
Data Act and connected objects: new rights for users, new obligations for manufacturers
Adopted on 23 February 2022, Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, known as the Data Act, will gradually take effect starting from 12 September 2025. This text marks a turning point in European data regulation, establishing a comprehensive legal framework dedicated to the access, sharing and use of industrial......
Space Act: the European Commission has presented its proposal
On June 25, 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for a regulation establishing an EU Space Act, aimed at creating a consistent and harmonized framework for civil space activities within the Union. This eagerly awaited initiative is a continuation of the EU Space Strategy (2016),......
ARCEP awards first data intermediation service provider label
By Decision No. 2025-0468 of April 10, 2025, ARCEP awarded for the first time the label of “data intermediation services provider recognised in the Union” to the company M-iTrust, which thus became the first entity to obtain this recognition.
This label is intended to identify service providers......
Artificial intelligence: the first rules already apply
The European regulation on artificial intelligence came into force on August 1, 2024, and is already partially applicable. It aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to protect people's rights and freedoms.
This new regulation affects organizations that develop AI systems and......
Publication of the ICLG (International Comparative Legal Guide) to Telecoms, Media & Internet 2025
The 2025 edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) on telecommunications, media, and Internet law has just been published.
BEHRING has authored the section dedicated to France. This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the key regulations applicable to digital and......
New regulations on general product safety
The General Product Safety Regulation 2023/988 of May 10, 2023 (also known as the GPSR) came into force in the European Union on December 13, 2024.
This by-law repeals and replaces:
Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 3, 2001 on general product safety,......
Publication of the ICLG (International Comparative Legal Guide) to Telecoms, Media & Internet 2023
The 2023 International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecoms, Media & Internet has been published. BEHRING’s exclusive chapter for France is available here.
The complete Guide is now live on ICLG website and FREE to access here....
UPDATE ON GOOGLE ANALYTICS IN FRANCE
Formal notice issued by CNIL
The French data protection authority (CNIL) issued a formal notice on 10 February 2022 following a complaint filed by the association NOYB. The formal notice does not identify who it is directed at but according to a statement published by NOYB, the company most......
