AI Act enforcement in France
France has proposed an AI Act authority in draft legislation but has not completed designation. 2 AI enforcement actions have been recorded there, carrying 25.2 million euro in confirmed fines. The Article 5 prohibitions bind in France regardless, and have since 2 February 2025.
Designation status
The state of play in France
The DGCCRF and the CNIL are proposed for AI Act roles. Designation is not complete, which has not stopped the CNIL enforcing the GDPR against AI systems.
The deadline in Article 70 for member states to designate their national competent authorities was 2 August 2025. Designation in national law and notification of a single point of contact to the Commission are separate steps, and this register tracks the first. See the full register for how France compares.
Authorities
Who can act here
Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés
Enforces the GDPR in France, with a published AI action plan and recommendations on the development of AI systems.
Maximum penalty: 20 million euro or 4 percent of worldwide annual turnover (GDPR Article 83)
The record
Enforcement actions recorded here
- ConfirmedAI adjacentAIT-2023-0002
CNIL charges Clearview AI a further 5.2 million euro for ignoring the erasure order
13 April 2023 · Corrective order · GDPR · 5.2 million euro
Additional 5.2 million euro, decision of 13 April 2023, announced 10 May 2023.
- ConfirmedAI adjacentAIT-2022-0002
CNIL fines Clearview AI 20 million euro and orders it to stop processing data on people in France
17 October 2022 · Fine · GDPR · 20 million euro
Fine of 20 million euro, decision of 17 October 2022.
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