France: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The European Data Protection Board has released draft guidelines that fundamentally reshape how organizations must evaluate data anonymization, introducing a dual-framework approach that accounts for varying entity capabilities and technological landscapes. These new standards update decade-old guidance and incorporate recent court rulings that recognize anonymization as context-dependent, potentially requiring different assessments for different data processors.

This seventeenth edition of Bulletin Concurrence provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant competition law developments that emerged during the first quarter of 2026. The bulletin examines key regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and judicial decisions that are shaping the competitive landscape across multiple jurisdictions.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has issued a landmark ruling on when EU Member States can enforce their media, youth-protection, and platform laws against online services established in other Member States. The judgment fundamentally reshapes the application of the country-of-origin principle under the e-Commerce Directive, distinguishing between general statutory prohibitions and individual regulatory orders. This decision has immediate implications for how adult content providers, video-sharing

Le 5 juin 2025 marque peut-être un tournant dans l'équilibre des pouvoirs entre la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL) et les entreprises qu'elle contrôle.

La plus haute juridiction administrative a récemment précisé les limites dans lesquelles le Gouvernement français...

Dans une affaire traitant de la mise en cause d'un maire pour la gestion financière de sa commune, s'est posée la question de l'application du droit de se taire devant les juridictions compétentes...

Countries throughout Europe have adopted due diligence laws to regulate ESG risks along supply chains. In addition, the European Union is currently working on Human Rights Due Diligence legislation that may affect a wide range of companies doing business in Europe and worldwide.

Outre cette extension d'un mois et demi de l'état d'urgence, les dispositions de cette nouvelle loi n°2020-456 marquent une sortie prudente et progressive du confinement en France.

Law No. 2020-546 of May 11, 2020 (the "Law") extends the state of health emergency until July 10, 2020 included.