France: Decree No. 2026-60 relating to experimentation of games with monetisable digital objects including design requirement entered into force

On 7 February 2026, Decree No. 2026-60 on the experimentation of games with monetisable digital objects entered into force. The decree was issued pursuant to Articles 40 and 41 of Law No. 2024-449 of 21 May 2024 on securing and regulating the digital space. The decree requires enterprises offering games with monetisable digital objects to prompt players, from the moment they open an account, to set a play-time limit, prohibiting any game activity until the limit is set. The limit, which cannot be pre-set by the enterprise, applies immediately to cumulative play over a seven-day period. Enterprises must continuously provide players with easily accessible information on time spent playing, display a warning and a visible counter when 75% of the allotted time has passed (or at least 30 minutes before expiry), and issue a further warning 10 minutes before the limit is reached. A self-exclusion function, effective immediately, must also be available at all times for periods ranging from 24 hours to 12 months.