The judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal of Grenoble on 26 June 2025 marks a significant development in the jurisprudence concerning the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs)....more
8/4/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Corporate Liability ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
France ,
Harmonization Rules ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Liability ,
Noncompliance ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
Online political advertising has become central to modern electoral campaigns. However, the growing lack of transparency, particularly regarding funding, targeting, and data processing practices, raises serious concerns about...more
7/24/2025
/ Advertising ,
CNIL ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processing Rules ,
EU ,
France ,
Funding ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Regulations ,
Online Platforms ,
Political Advertising ,
Political Campaigns ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Transparency
As part of the implementation of the European Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) has announced its compliance with six sets of guidelines adopted by European Supervisory...more
5/15/2025
/ Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Instruments ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
France ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UCITS
In a landmark decision, France has joined the ranks of leading jurisdictions in recognizing blockchain as a valid method for establishing proof of authorship and intellectual property (IP) rights....more
4/9/2025
/ Authorship ,
Blockchain ,
Copyright ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Technology ,
Sweden ,
UK
On 9 February 2025, prior to the commencement of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron in an interview on French national TV announced a substantial €109 billion investment in AI...more
2/12/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Federal Funding ,
France ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Machine Learning ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
With the arrival of the Regulation on Digital Operational Resilience (DORA) and the Network and Information Security 2 (NIS2) Directive, the security of information systems and the protection of critical infrastructures have...more
12/2/2024
/ Compliance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
France ,
Luxembourg ,
Member State ,
New Regulations ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation
In the past four months, the French judicial court has provided significant clarifications regarding the liability of digital asset service providers (DASPs) in managing their clients’ crypto-assets through three key rulings....more
10/11/2024
/ Corporate Liability ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Service Providers ,
EU ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Liability ,
Limited Liability ,
Member State ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Third-Party Risk
The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) is an independent French administrative regulatory body whose mission is to ensure that the collection, storage, and use of personal data comply with data...more
10/11/2024
/ Audio Recording ,
CNIL ,
Compliance ,
Data Controller ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Surveillance ,
Video Recordings
On September 9, 2024, a mediator from the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) issued conclusions regarding the dispute over the closure of a client’s securities account. The account was closed because the client had...more
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the financial markets regulator in France, has published a summary report on the regulatory issues surrounding decentralized finance (DeFi). The AMF has published the feedback it...more