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France: Court decision partially annulling CNIL guidelines on consent regarding online cookies

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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…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2019-07-04
under deliberation

French data protection authority CNIL publishes draft guidelines regarding the consent requirement …

2020-01-14
in consultation

The French data protection authority CNIL launches the consultation process for its draft recommend…

2020-02-25
processing consultation

The French data protection authority CNIL closes the consultation process for its draft recommendat…

2020-06-19
in force

Administrative court (conseil d`etat) issues a decision partially annulling the CNIL guidelines on …

2020-10-01
adopted

The revised guidelines and recommendations on the consent requirement for online cookies are publis…

2021-03-31
in force

The revised guidelines and recommendations on the consent requirement for online cookies are implem…