Generates content with AI, in France
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Code Pénal Article 226-8 as Amended, Existing Offense Extended to Algorithmically Generated Contentsince 1 line
Code penal, art. 226-8, tel que modifie par la loi n. 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant a securiser et a reguler l'espace numerique (SREN), art. 15 · Read the law's page
- Do not create, or knowingly bring to the knowledge of the public or a third party, an algorithmically generated visual or audio content representing a real person's image or voice without their consent, unless it is obvious that the content is algorithmically generated or you expressly say so.
Code Pénal Article 226-8-1, Non-Consensual Sexual Montage and Algorithmically Generated Sexual Contentsince 1 line
Code penal, art. 226-8-1, insere par la loi n. 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant a securiser et a reguler l'espace numerique (SREN), art. 21 · Read the law's page
- Do not create or share, by any means, a non-consensual sexual montage, or a non-consensual, algorithmically generated sexual image, video, or audio reproducing a real person's likeness or voice.
EU Artificial Intelligence Act — directly applicable in France (Articles 5, 50, 53, 26)since 2 lines
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — directly applicable in France without national transposition; calendar amended by the Digital Omnibus, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of (OJ , in force )
- Disclose to users when they are interacting with an AI chatbot.
- Mark generative AI system outputs in machine-readable form.
Projet de loi portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit de l'Union européenne (DDADUE), Articles 24 to 24 terdecies, Authorities Competent Under the AI Actproposed4 lines
Articles 24 à 24 terdecies, texte adopté n° 63 (2025-2026), Sénat, 18 février 2026 (autorités compétentes, règlement sur l'intelligence artificielle) · Read the law's page
- This bill is not in force: the Sénat adopted it in first reading on and the Assemblée nationale has not adopted it. Read the lines below as what would apply if it is enacted as the Sénat's text stands.
- If you provide, import, distribute or deploy a high-risk AI system used as a safety component in the management and operation of critical infrastructure (digital infrastructure, road traffic, or the supply of water, gas, heating or electricity), comply with the AI Act obligations that the market surveillance authority designated for that domain by a Conseil d'État decree supervises (proposed Articles L. 1340-1 and L. 1340-2 of the Code de la défense).
- Carry out, within the time the authority sets, any measure it orders for a high-risk AI system used in critical infrastructure under proposed Article L. 1340-4 of the Code de la défense: ending the non-conformity, suspending or ceasing marketing or use, recalling or withdrawing the system, or publishing warnings (proposed Article L. 1340-5(V)).
- Where you are an economic operator concerned by the bringing into conformity, recall or withdrawal of a high-risk AI system that is a safety component of a product or equipment covered by Chapter VII of Title V of Book V of the Code de l'environnement, inform the other economic operators you supplied, and the operators and users of the system (Article 24 quater, 4°, b)).
Law 2023-451, Article 5, Labelling of Retouched and AI-Generated Images by Commercial Influencersin force3 lines
Loi n° 2023-451 du 9 juin 2023 visant à encadrer l'influence commerciale et à lutter contre les dérives des influenceurs sur les réseaux sociaux, art. 5 · Read the law's page
- If you are a commercial influencer within Article 1, label content that includes images produced by an artificial intelligence process meant to depict a face or a silhouette with the words “Images virtuelles” (Article 5(I), point 2).
- Label content that includes images modified to slim or thicken the silhouette or alter the appearance of the face with the words “Images retouchées” (Article 5(I), point 1).
- Make the labels clear, legible and understandable on any medium you use (Article 5(I)).
Senate Bill No. 220 (2025–2026) — Presumption of AI Exploitation of Cultural Contentproposed0 lines
Proposition de loi n° 220 (2025-2026) créant une présomption d'exploitation du contenu culturel par les fournisseurs d'IA, déposée par Mme Laure Darcos, adoptée par le Sénat le 8 avril 2026, transmise à l'Assemblée nationale le 9 avril 2026
Bill No. 675 — Proposed AI-Image Labeling for All Social-Media Usersproposed3 lines
Proposition de loi n° 675, déposée à l'Assemblée nationale le 3 décembre 2024, renvoyée à la commission des affaires économiques
- This measure is in committee and binds nobody yet; what follows is what it would require if it is enacted in this form.
- Label an AI-generated or AI-modified image before posting it on a social network.
- Detect and verify AI-generated or AI-modified images posted on the platform.