The EU AI Act in France
The Act applies in France as Union law.
Drafted with AI help and checked against the official EU text before publishing.
The Act applies in France as Union law. The European Commission lists the DGCCRF as France's single point of contact for market surveillance. France has not yet passed the law that would put that designation on a statutory footing, and sector regulators keep their usual fields in the meantime.
Do not wait for a French stamp to start literacy or chatbot notices — those dates are in the Union text.
The European Commission lists the DGCCRF as France's single point of contact for market surveillance. France has not yet passed the law that would put that designation on a statutory footing. A 9 September 2025 government note describes a proposed scheme; it still has to go through a bill. Until that is in force, treat named French bodies as proposed, not as a finished list.
Article 50 requires a clear notice. It does not name French. Whether Toubon-law or consumer-code rules add a French-language chatbot notice is not verified here.
This is general information, not legal advice.
What the law actually says
"Member States shall designate a market surveillance authority to act as the single point of contact for this Regulation and shall notify the Commission of the identity of the single point of contact. The Commission shall make a list of the single points of contact publicly available."— EU AI Act, Article 70(2) (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) · eur-lex.europa.eu
In plain words
- Do not wait for a French stamp to start Article 4 literacy or Article 50 notices. Those dates are in the Union text.
- The government’s 9 September 2025 note (DGE / DGCCRF) describes a proposed designation, to be put to Parliament.
- Until a designation is in force, treat named French bodies as proposed, not as a finished list.
Who enforces it there
- Proposed scheme (ministère de l’Économie, 9 September 2025): DGCCRF coordinates market-surveillance authorities and is described as the Article 70(2) single point of contact; DGE handles strategic coordination and the AI Board seat.
- Source: presse.economie.gouv.fr and entreprises.gouv.fr pages on designation of national AI Act authorities.
- That note says the scheme must go through a bill. It is not treated here as finished law.
Language obligations
- Article 50(5) requires a clear, distinguishable notice. It does not name French.
- Whether Toubon-law or consumer-code rules add a French-language duty for a chatbot notice is not verified here.
National additions
- No extra French AI-Act duties for a shop chatbot are stated on this page.
- The implementing bill (often discussed as the DDADUE vehicle) is the place to watch for designations — not for new Union dates.
Where small businesses get help
- Start with entreprises.gouv.fr (DGE) and the Union text on eur-lex.europa.eu.
- CNIL remains the data-protection authority. GDPR questions are not the same as AI-Act questions.
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