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Decree no. 2024-313 of 5 April 2024 has extended the permission for television advertising for cinema that was temporarily granted under decree no. 2020-983 of 5 August 2020 and extended twice due to the lengthy closure of cinemas during the COVID-19 epidemic. According to the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM), an impact study conducted on behalf of the Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles (General Directorate of Media and Cultural Industries –...

On 15 March, the Autorité de la concurrence (French competition authority) issued a fine of EUR 250 million against the companies Alphabet Inc, Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd and Google France for failing to meet their obligations under the decision of 22 June 2022 concerning the application of the Law of 24 July 2019 creating a neighbouring right for press publishers and agencies. This was the fourth decision taken by the competition regulator since the case was referred to it following a complaint lodged in November 2019 by the Syndicat des éditeurs de presse magazine (Magazine...

In a decision adopted on 3 April 2024, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM) issued a formal notice to BFM TV, urging it to meet its obligations to exercise honesty and rigour in the presentation and processing of information, and to control its programmes. The warning followed a discussion in the “120 minutes” programme broadcast on 26 November 2023 concerning words spoken by a former prime minister in the “Quotidien” programme broadcast on the same channel three days...

On 6 March 2024, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM) adopted a recommendation concerning the European elections taking place on 9 June this year, supplementing its decision of 4 January 2011 on the principle of political pluralism on radio and television during election periods. The recommendation applies to all radio and television services except Arte and the parliamentary channels, whatever their mode of transmission and electronic communication process, from Monday 29 April 2024 until...

Two Czech-based pornographic website publishers asked the Conseil d’État (Council of State) to annul Decree No. 2021-1306 of 7 October 2021 on methods for implementing measures to prevent minors accessing sites with pornographic content, particularly the provision that gives the president of ARCOM (the French audiovisual regulator) the power to implement the procedure provided for in Article 23 of the Law of 30 July 2020, i.e. to issue a formal notice ordering publishers to take all possible steps to prevent minors accessing pornographic content within 15 days. Firstly, the Conseil...