{
  "node_id": "fr-loi-sren-2024-449-age-verification-pornography",
  "title": "France LOI n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 (Loi SREN) - Age Verification for Online Pornography (ARCOM Enforcement)",
  "domain": "Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-02",
  "bluf": "Loi n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant à sécuriser et à réguler l'espace numérique (Loi SREN; JORF n°0117 du 22 mai 2024; NOR: ECOI2309270L) overhauls the French regulatory regime for online services, with Title I dedicated to the protection of minors against online pornography. Article 1 modifies Article 10 of the LCEN (Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique n°2004-575) to mandate that ARCOM (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) publishes a binding technical referential ('référentiel technique') defining minimum technical requirements for age verification systems on pornographic sites and requires editors to display an interstitial screen with no pornographic content pending age verification; Article 2 inserts new Articles 10-1 and 10-2 establishing the administrative enforcement procedure: ARCOM may, after a 15-day observation period and a 15-day compliance deadline (mise en demeure), notify ISPs and DNS providers to block access within 48 hours, with sanctions capped at €250,000 or 4% of worldwide turnover for a first offence and €500,000 or 6% for repeat offences within 5 years; Article 3 inserts Article 6-8 enabling app-store removal requests for non-compliant services; Article 10-2 extends ARCOM jurisdiction to EU-based operators targeting French users via the country-of-destination principle (carve-out from the country-of-origin rule in the e-Commerce Directive). The technical referential was published by ARCOM in October 2024, with a 3-month implementation window after publication. Loi SREN is the headline French statute for age-gating online pornography and the operational anchor that ARCOM cites in every blocking decision.",
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    ],
    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    "eu-ai-act-article-50-transparency-obligations",
    "uk-online-safety-act-2023-part-5-pornographic-content-duties",
    "dsa-regulation-article-33-vlop-vlose-designation"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 5
}