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Decree No. 2026-272 on sensitive data protection in cloud services provided to state administrations enters into force

On 17 April 2026, Decree No. 2026-272 on the protection of particularly sensitive data of state administrations, operators, and public interest groups processed by a private cloud service provider enters into force, implementing Article 31 of Law No…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data localisation requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-04-14
adopted

On 14 April 2026, the French Prime Minister signed Decree No. 2026-272 on the protection of particu…

2026-04-17
in force

On 17 April 2026, Decree No. 2026-272 on the protection of particularly sensitive data of state adm…