The General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2018. In light of the urgency to adapt Law no. 78-17 dated 6 January 1978 to the new European Union law, the French Government has initiated an accelerated procedure. This procedure led to the adoption in final reading by the French National Assembly of the bill on personal data protection on 14 May 2018. However, some French Senators lodged a constitutional complaint against the said law on 16 May 2018.
Mathilde Gérot
GDPR Is In Effect: The French Bill Has Been Adopted…But Referred to the French Constitutional Council
Ignoring GDPR, French Senate Votes for a Data Localization Amendment
Debated in Parliament since 9 December 2015, the French Digital Bill was subject to a Senate vote on 3 May 2016, two weeks before publication of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU’s Official Journal. The Digital Bill as voted for by the French Senate on 3 May 2016 includes a data localization […]
CNIL Head of Compliance Explains Approach on Connected Devices, Including Smart Meters
Speaking at a recent conference organized jointly by AmCham and EY on “the Internet of Things, Opportunities and Challenges for the Protection of Personal Data”, Sophie Nerbonne, Head of Compliance at the French data protection authority explained how the CNIL views the opportunities and risks raised by connected devices, focusing particularly on smart meters as a scheme that may apply to other devices.
French CNIL Enforces Cookie Consent
On June 30, 2015, the French data protection authority, the CNIL, announced that it gave notice to 20 websites to comply with the consent requirements applicable to cookies. After patiently waiting for almost a year to give websites the opportunity to comply with the cookie notice and consent rules explained in its official guidance from December 2013, the CNIL launched a series of audits (27 online audits, 24 on-site audits and 2 hearings) in October 2014.