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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......
Publication of the ICLG (International Comparative Legal Guide) to Telecoms, Media & Internet 2022
The 2022 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.
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BEHRING is listed in Tier 1 of the legal 500 ranking again
We are delighted to announce that BEHRING has once again this year ascended to Tier 1 in the Legal 500 ranking in the telecoms category, where Anne-Solène Gay, who founded the firm, also features as a notable lawyer in this sector....
Jeune Afrique Business+ ranking
We are delighted to announce that the founder of Parisian law firm BEHRING, which specialises in telecommunications, space and digital law, Anne-Solène GAY, has ascended to the sixth place (in a tie) in the Jeune Afrique Business+ ranking of business lawyers who made an impact in 2020, thus moving......
BEHRING has been selected by Best Lawyers™
We are delighted to announce that BEHRING has been selected to feature in the 12th edition of Best Lawyers™ in France 2022, in particular for its practice in Telecommunications Law where the firm has featured for several years running.
This ranking vindicates BEHRING’s expertise in the......
Connection data and national security: the French Administrative supreme court’s judgment
In a ruling dated April 21, 2021 informally known as “French Data Network” (CE, Ass., 21 Apr. 2021, n°393099), the French administrative supreme court (Conseil d’Etat) analysed the general obligation of retention of connection data imposed on telecommunications operators, internet service......
Consequences of Brexit on data protection
Regime of data transfers to the United Kingdom
As part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement concluded on 24 December 2020, the United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will continue to apply in the United Kingdom on a transitional basis......
BEHRING has made the cut in the Jeune Afrique Business+ ranking
We are delighted to announce that BEHRING has been selected to feature in the ranking of the 100 most influential business lawyers in French-speaking Africa. Anne-Solène Gay features in 10th position.
BEHRING frequently acts in several African countries in the context of large infrastructure......
‘Cookie walls’: The French administrative supreme court partly quashes the CNIL’s guidance
Following a claim brought by professional associations from the media, communications and digital marketing sectors, the Conseil d’Etat has quashed the guidance published by the French data protection authority (CNIL) related to the use of ‘cookies walls’. This practice is used by certain digital......
BEHRING has been selected by Best Lawyers™
We are delighted to announce that BEHRING has been selected to feature in the 11th edition of Best Lawyers™ in France 2021, in particular for its practice in Telecommunications Law where the firm has featured for several years running.
This ranking vindicates BEHRING’s expertise in the......
French Government adopted new decree for foreign investment control
The French Government adopted a decree published on January 1st regarding foreign investment control. This new regulation is the logical consequence of the adoption of the loi PACTE and aims to clarify the distinction between activities on listed sectors and R&D activities on strategic......
UFC-QUE CHOISIR v. Valve: to the consecration of a second-hand market for dematerialized video game? (TGI Paris, September 17, 2019, RG 16/01008)
On September 17, 2019, the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris (first degree civil jurisdiction) ruled against VALVE, following a lawsuit initiated in 2015 by the consumer association “UFC-Que Choisir”.
The Court judged that several clauses in the terms and conditions of the Stream platform......
The impact of the simplification law in respect of corporate law on the French Commercial Code
On 10 July 2019, the Parliament passed the law N°2019-744 of 19 July 2019 about the simplification, clarification and update of the corporate law (hereafter the “Law”).
Filed with the Senate on 4 August 2014 and having seen many of its initial provisions being integrated in different legislative......
Parliament adopts anti-Huawei law on 5G
On July 24th 2019, the Parliament passed a law to preserve the interests of the French defense and the national security within the framework of the exploitation of the mobile radio networks....
EU publishes regulations on drones and their exploitation
Two regulations of the European Union related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their operation were published in the Official Journal of the EU on June 11th 2019. These texts, which are directly applicable in the Member States, regulate all types of UAS and their uses in the territory of the......
The industrial property contributions of the Pacte Law
The Pacte Law adopted on May 22th, 2019 amends the French Intellectual Property Code on various points. The Government's primary objective in this area was to significantly increase the number of patent applications filed by SMEs. In fact, in 2017, requests made by SMEs accounted for only 19.5% of......
BEHRING has been selected by Best Lawyers™
We are delighted to inform you that BEHRING has just been selected for inclusion in the 10th Edition of Best Lawyers™ in France notably for its practice in Telecommunications Law.
The 10th Edition of Best Lawyers™ in France has been publicly released and is now available here....
Client Choice Award 2019 : BEHRING récompensé pour son activité en droit des technologies de l’information (It & Internet)
Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que BEHRING a remporté le Client Choice Award pour son activité en droit des technologies de l’information (IT & Internet). ...
A record-€50 millions fine for GOOGLE by the CNIL – The French Privacy Protection Authority
On January 21st, the CNIL sanctioned Google with a €50 million fine pursuant to the GDPR for lack of transparency, default of user’s information and a lack of valid consent during processing of personal data for personalized advertising purposes.
This sanction follows class-action-like collective......
Publication of the Global Legal Insights to: Employment & Labour Law 2019
The Global Legal Insights to: Employment & Labour Law 2019 has been published. Galion Avocats exclusive chapter for France is available here. ...
Publication of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws 2019
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Telecoms, Media & Internet Laws 2017 has been published....
