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France: CNIL guidelines and recommendations on consent for online cookies

Progress

Current status
in force
31 Mar 2021 in force
01 Oct 2020 adopted
19 Jun 2020 in force
25 Feb 2020 processing consultation
14 Jan 2020 in consultation
04 Jul 2019 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
France
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
judiciary
Government Body
data protection authority
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

31 Mar 2021
in force

Implementation of CNIL revised guidelines on consent regarding online cookies

The revised guidelines and recommendations on the consent requirement for online cookies are implemented by the French data protection authority CNIL. The new recommendations are based on the European Data Protection Board's standards, which were an…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
01 Oct 2020
adopted

Publication of CNIL revised guidelines on consent regarding online cookies

The revised guidelines and recommendations on the consent requirement for online cookies are published by the French data protection authority CNIL. The new recommendations enter into force on 31 March 2021 and are based on the European Data Protect…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
19 Jun 2020
in force

Court decision partially annulling CNIL guidelines on consent regarding online cookies

Administrative court (conseil d`etat) issues a decision partially annulling the CNIL guidelines on the consent requirement for online cookies. The original guidelines proposed banning "cookie walls" that let companies ban user access in case they de…

Source
Event type order
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
25 Feb 2020
processing consultation

Consultation of CNIL draft recommendations on consent regarding online cookies closed

The French data protection authority CNIL closes the consultation process for its draft recommendation on the consent requirement for online cookies.

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
14 Jan 2020
in consultation

Consultation of CNIL draft recommendations on consent regarding online cookies

The French data protection authority CNIL launches the consultation process for its draft recommendation on the consent requirement for online cookies.

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
04 Jul 2019
under deliberation

Publication of CNIL draft guidelines on consent regarding online cookies

French data protection authority CNIL publishes draft guidelines regarding the consent requirement for online cookies.

Source
Event type order
Action type drafting
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority