FranceDélibération n° 2024-20 du 9 octobre 2024 de l'Arcom relative au référentiel technique de vérification de l'âge pour l'accès aux contenus pornographiques (Arcom Deliberation No. 2024-20 of 9 October 2024 on the technical reference framework for age verification for access to pornographic content)
Délibération n° 2024-20 du 9 octobre 2024, published in the Journal officiel of 22 October 2024
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In force since 22 January 2025.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding private bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Sets the minimum technical requirements an age verification system must meet under the SREN law: protection by default so no pornographic content is shown before verification, at least one double anonymity method letting an independent third party such as a bank, mobile operator, or dedicated identity provider confirm a user is an adult without the pornographic site learning the user's identity and without the third party learning which site is being visited, and independent audits.
Adopted after a favorable opinion from the CNIL of 26 September 2024 (délibération n° 2024-067) and published in the Journal officiel on 22 October 2024; covered services had three months from publication (until 22 January 2025) to deploy a compliant system, followed by a further three month transition (until 22 April 2025) during which a card based check was tolerated pending deployment of a double anonymity method.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Arcom
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Age verification systems used by pornographic websites and video sharing platforms covered by LCEN articles 10 and 10-1.
Verification methods
Digital ID, Third party service, Transactional data
Who checks it
Audit expectation
on_request
Who audits it
Independent third party, Regulator
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Arcom deliberation, published in the Journal officiel via Légifrance
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