FR - France
The country pages are currently in the process of being modified. The full update will be completed by June 2024.
This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which France is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Resources from the Observatory databases
Legal resources
AVMSDatabase: Rules transposing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in France
European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in France
Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in France
Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring France
Market resources
MAVISE database: MAVISE data for France
LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for France
Legal publications featuring France
Newsletter: links to the last 5 articles featuring France
- IRIS 2024-2:1/11 [FR] Microsoft and Google ordered to delist 90 websites broadcasting sports competitions for which Canal Plus holds audiovisual exploitation rights
- IRIS 2024-2:1/13 [FR] CNews fined EUR 50 000 for breaching obligation to exercise honesty and rigour in the presentation and processing of information
- IRIS 2024-2:1/14 [FR] C8 punished by ARCOM for failing to control programme content
- IRIS 2024-2:1/23 European Court of Human Rights: Allée v. France
- IRIS 2024-1:1/3 [FR] CNews application to European Court of Human Rights against CSA formal notice ruled inadmissible
All newsletter articles featuring France are available in the IRIS MERLIN database.
Reports: links to the last reports featuring France
- IRIS Plus 2023-3: Fair remuneration for audiovisual authors and performers in licensing agreements
- IRIS Plus 2023-2: Territoriality and release windows in the European audiovisual sector
- IRIS Plus 2023-1: Accessibility of audiovisual content for persons with disabilities
- IRIS Plus 2022-3: User empowerment against disinformation online
- IRIS Plus 2022-2: Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers
- IRIS Plus 2022-1: Governance and independence of public service media
- IRIS Plus 2021-2: Media regulatory authorities and the challenges of cooperation
- IRIS Plus 2021-1: Diversity and inclusion in the audiovisual sector
The reports above are reports in which France was featured as a national country case. France may also be featured in other reports where it is not the focus of a specific section or chapter of the report.
Mappings: links to all national summaries on France
- Mapping of national rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Illegal and harmful content online - 2022 update
- Mapping report on the rules applicable to video-sharing platforms: Focus on commercial communications
- Mapping report on national remedies against online piracy of sports content
- Mapping of the regulation and assessment of the nationality of European audiovisual works
- Mapping of film and audiovisual public funding criteria in the EU
- Mapping of the national rules for the promotion of European works in Europe
- Mapping of licensing systems for audiovisual media services in EU-28
Please note that the files above are only the national summaries for France. The full mapping reports can be accessed here.
This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Main Public Institutions and Bodies
- Elysée - Presidency
- Assemblée nationale - National Assemby
- Portail du gouvernement - Government
- Sénat - Senate
- Ministère de la Culture - Ministry of Culture
- Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles - Media and Cultural Industries Directorate of the Ministry of Culture and Communication
- Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de la souvenraineté industrielle et numérique - Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty
- Conseil constitutionel - Constitutional Council
- Conseil d'Etat - Council of State
- Cour de cassation - Court of Cassation
Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations
- Journal officiel - Official Journal
- Legifrance - Legislative database
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) - National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies
Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors
- Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom) - Broadcasting Regulatory Authority
- Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes (ARCEP) - Postal and Electronic Communications Authority
Competition Authorities
- Autorité de la concurrence - Competition Authority
- Direction Générale de la Concurrence, de la Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes du Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances - General Directorate of Competition, Consumption and Fraud of the Ministry of Economy and Finances
Data Protection Authority
- Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) - Commission on Information Technology and Liberties
Self and Co-regulatory Bodies
- Autorité de régulation professionnelle de la publicité - Advertising Self-Regulatory Organisation
Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices
- Bureau de la propriété intellectuelle, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication - Office of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Culture
- Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique - High authority of literary and artistic property
- Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) - National Institute of Industrial Property
Copyright Collecting Societies
- Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de musique (SACEM) - Society of Authors, Composers and Editors
- Société civile des auteurs multimédia (SCAM) - Society of Multimedia Authors
- Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD) - Society of Authors and Composers Responsible for the Creation of Dramatic Works
- Société des Auteurs dans les Arts graphiques et plastiques (ADAGP) - Society of Authors in Graphics and Plastic Arts
- Société des Auteurs des arts visuels et de l'Image Fixe (SAIF) - Society of Authors in Visual Arts and Fixed Image
- Société Civile des Editeurs de Langue Française (SCELF) - Society of Editors in french language
- Société de perception et de distribution des droits des artistes-Interprètes de la musique et de la danse (SPEDIDAM) - Society of Performers in Music and Dance Rights
- Société civile des droits des artistes et musiciens interprètes (ADAMI) - Society of Performers Rights
- Société civile des producteurs de phonogrammes (SCPP) - Society of Phonographic Producers
- Société civile des producteurs de phonogrammes en France (SPPF) - Phonographic Producers' Rights Collecting Society in France
- Société Civile des Producteurs de Cinéma et Télévision (PROCIREP) - Society of Film and Television Producers
- Perception de la rémunération pour copie privée (CopiePrivée) - Private Copy Collection Body
- Société de Perception de la Rémunération Equitable de la Communication au Public des Phonogrammes du Commerce (SPRE) - Fair Compensation Collection Body
- SESAM - Management Copyright Society for multimedia productions and the use of repertoires
- Société pour l'administration du Droit de Reproduction Mécanique des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs (SDRM) - Society for the mechanical Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers
Film Institutions
- Centre national de la cinématographie et de l'image animée (CNC) - National Centre of Cinematography
- Archives françaises du film - French Film Archives
- Relais Culture Europe - Europe Creative Media
Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services
For a list of television and on-demand audiovisual services in this country search the MAVISE database
- Institut national de l'audiovisuel - Audiovisual National Institute (Television Archives)
- Contribution à l'audiovisuel public (Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances) - Information on the TV license fee system
Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.