2017/0160/F
EC/EFTA
FR France
  • SERV - SERVICES 98/48/CE
2017-07-25
2017-04-28
Electronic driver-assistance or navigation systems

Decree prohibiting all types of alert as to police activity in certain areas issued from electronic driver-assistance or navigation systems

The draft decree aims to prohibit all forms of message or alert issued from electronic driver-assistance or navigation systems (e.g. smartphone applications, GPS, websites, social networks) which inform users of the location of the police in certain areas and which are likely to reduce the effectiveness of ongoing criminal investigations or road safety operations carried out by the administrative police.

The government shall inform operators of the above-mentioned electronic systems of these areas where certain sensitive controls will take place, particularly in the context of combating terrorism or organised crime, road safety procedures or searching for escaped prisoners or abducted persons. Therefore, these areas shall be reserved for only the most sensitive controls and may not cover a distance greater than 20 km. The duration of the ban may not exceed 24 hours.

To achieve this, the draft decree is creating a new Article R131-1 of the Highway Code. Operators refusing to comply with these new provisions will be subject to penalties (corresponding to a class 5 infringement).